The Cane Bay Cobras have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 27 points or more this season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Stall 80-48 on the road. Given Cane Bay's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while Stall is ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Cane Bay to victory were Curtrell Dixon and Amare Merrell. Dixon scored 18 points along with five rebounds, while Merrell scored 16 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Those five rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. Jarvis Roper was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds.
Cane Bay is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Stall, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.
Cane Bay won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Timberland at 8:30 p.m. on January 3rd. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Timberland has struggled recently with ten defeats in a row, while Cane Bay will arrive with three straight wins. As for Stall, they will head out on the road to face off against Ashley Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Ashley Ridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Tuesday.