Basketball Recap: Luray Piles Up the Points Against Lancaster

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Luray). They breezed by the Lancaster Red Devils to the tune of 103-52 on Saturday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bulldogs with their most commanding win of the season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Luray to victory, but perhaps none more so than Blake Jenkins, who went 10 for 16 on his way to 33 points and five assists. With that strong performance, Jenkins is now averaging an impressive 17.5 points per game. Connor Hilliard was another key player, going 6 of 7 on his way to 19 points along with five boards and five steals.

Jenkins wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Luray was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.

Luray pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points per game. As for Lancaster, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.

Luray will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Madison County at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Luray is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.3 points per game this season. Lancaster and Hanover will round out the year against one another at at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.