The Avon Orioles came tearing into Saturday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 68-42 margin over Danville. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Avon also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2023.
Avon was led to victory by Deandre Lott-hancock and Jedidiah Minnett. Lott-hancock dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Minnett scored 24 points. The contest was Lott-hancock's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Kramer, who scored six points along with seven assists.
Despite the loss, Danville had strong showings from Jace Scrafton, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and five assists, and Lukas McMahon, who scored nine points. The game was Scrafton's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Evan Lawrence, who scored six points along with six rebounds.
Avon's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Danville, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-1.
Avon will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Mt. Vernon at 7:30 p.m. Mt. Vernon will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 60th, while Avon is ranked 17th). Danville and North Montgomery will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 12th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. North Montgomery is on a three-game streak of home wins, Danville a nine-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
