Even though the Danville Warriors scored an imposing 60 points on Tuesday, the Avon Orioles still came out on top. Avon walked away with a 71-60 victory 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 January.
Avon's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Deandre Lott-hancock, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. Rohan Pearson was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.
Despite the loss, Danville still got an impressive performance from Evan Lawrence, who scored 30 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lawrence has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Tricker, who scored eight points along with eight assists.
Even though they lost, Danville were working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Avon only racked up 12 assists.
Avon's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-9. As for Danville, their loss ended a 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 17-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Avon will face off against Noblesville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Noblesville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six games -- so hopefully Avon likes a good challenge. As for Danville, they will head out on the road to challenge Crawfordsville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Danville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven contests.
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