After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Brimfield, Delavan was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They came out on top against the Peoria Heights Patriots by a score of 62-51. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Patriots, too.
Bryson Horning
| 12/07/24 vs Elmwood | 6 |
| 12/03/24 vs ROWVA/Williamsfield | 6 |
| 02/08/25 vs Peoria Heights | 5 |
| 01/18/25 vs Cuba/Spoon River Valley | 5 |
| 01/10/25 @ Athens | 5 |
| + 17 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Delavan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryson Horning, who went 7 for 14 to rack up 20 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Horning is becoming a predictor of Delavan's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 6-3 (and 4-13 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Grady Burrell, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 12 points.
Delavan pushed their record up to 10-16 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 36.4% in those games and 28.9% outside of them. As for Peoria Heights, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season.
Coming up, Delavan will head out on the road to take on Midwest Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Peoria Heights, they will be playing at home against Roanoke-Benson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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