The Paint Branch Panthers had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.4 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They came out on top against Springbrook by a score of 52-44. That's two games straight that Paint Branch has won by exactly eight points.
Leading Paint Branch to victory were Isaiah Lee and Jordan Horm. Lee scored 19 points, while Horm dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. Horm hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for ten straight games. Another player making a difference was Jamarcus Yates, who scored seven points.
Paint Branch is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Springbrook, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Paint Branch will head out on the road to square off against the Bengals at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Blake's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. Springbrook is on the road again on Monday and plays the Warriors on February 5th. Sherwood knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully the Blue Devils like a good challenge.
