The Brantley Bulldogs and the Jay Royals will face off at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Brantley knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Jay likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Brantley didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Luverne, but they still walked away with a 66-61 victory. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 63-42 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
12/13/24 vs Luverne | 27 |
12/10/24 vs Goshen | 22 |
12/03/24 @ Goshen | 20 |
02/08/24 vs Florala | 16 |
02/06/24 vs Kinston | 20 |
Jayden Parks went supernova for Brantley, going 9 of 16 on his way to 27 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. Parks' evening made it 15 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daylan Davis, who shot 4-for-6 from long range and dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds.
Parks wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Brantley was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Jay ended up a good deal behind New Brockton on Friday and lost 61-47. The loss was the Royals' first of the season.
Brantley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Jay, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
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