Basketball Recap: Silver Lake Piles Up the Points Against Wilcox-Hildreth

Silver Lake was handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Wilcox-Hildreth on Tuesday. The Silver Lake Mustangs took their matchup with ease, bagging a 54-26 victory over the Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 24 points or more this season.

Silver Lake's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Casey Conway, who posted eight points along with eight steals and five rebounds. Those eight steals gave Conway a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Duester, who went 7 of 15 en route to 18 points and three steals.

Silver Lake was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilcox-Hildreth only posted three assists.

Silver Lake is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for Wilcox-Hildreth, they dropped their record down to 2-15 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Silver Lake has already played their next match, a 45-28 win against Lawrence-Nelson on the 31st. As for Wilcox-Hildreth, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 59-44 victory against Franklin on the 31st.