The Dillon Wildcats won the last time they faced the Red Springs Red Devils, and things went their way on Saturday too. Dillon managed a 57-53 victory over Red Springs. Given Dillon's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 94th in South Carolina, while Red Springs is ranked 436th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dillon was led to victory by Jamarion Fling and Zamaurious Robertson. Fling scored 12 points along with four steals, while Robertson scored 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ta'norre Monroe, who scored seven points.
Kaedon Porter and Makhi Arthur certainly did their best on Saturday to try and avoid the loss. Porter scored 22 points along with six rebounds, while Arthur scored 16 points along with four steals and two blocks. That's the first time this season that Arthur posted two or more blocks. Kohnner Oxendine was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Dillon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Red Springs, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Dillon will be playing in front of their home fans against Manning at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Manning focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Saturday. As for Red Springs, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Pauls at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully St. Pauls focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Saturday.
