Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Jaishawn Woods and OB Lowery Jr. Lead South Point to Victory

South Point won the last time they faced Stuart W. Cramer and things went their way on Thursday too. The South Point Red Raiders walked away with a 62-51 victory over the Stuart W. Cramer Storm. The Red Raiders pushed the score to 49-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Storm cut but never quite recovered from.

Leading South Point to victory were OB Lowery Jr. and Jaishawn Woods. Lowery Jr. went 8 of 19 on his way to 20 points, while Woods posted 19 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Lowery Jr.'s evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tony Missouri, who had four points.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: South Point was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stuart W. Cramer only racked up eight assists.

Despite the defeat, Stuart W. Cramer saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Gavin Jordan dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Makhi Brown, who put up eight points and six rebounds.

South Point has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Stuart W. Cramer, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Point will host Huss at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Huss is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.3 points per game this season. As for Stuart W. Cramer, they will welcome Crest at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Crest's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.