It was a proper cat-fight when Spalding duked it out withFayette County on Friday. The Spalding Jaguars came out on top against the Fayette County Tigers by a score of 67-57. This was a revenge game for the Jaguars: when they faced off against the Tigers back in December of 2024, they had to take a 70-55 loss.
Fayette County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaren Blankenship, who went 7 for 16 en route to 24 points and five rebounds, and Jackson Rutley, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 20 points. Rutley's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Aden Saunders, who posted four points.
Spalding has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for Fayette County, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Spalding has already played their next match (against LaGrange), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Fayette County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-42 defeat against Sandy Creek on the 18th.
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