Having just played yesterday, the Cedar Valley Aviators will jump right back in to play the Louisburg Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cedar Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season.
On Friday, Cedar Valley needed a bit of extra time to put away South Granville. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 60-59 win over the Vikings. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Aviators as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
Cedar Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Owen Bawden, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards, and James Milligan, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 14 points. Bawden continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Haslam, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 10 points.
Cedar Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Louisburg). They came out on top against J.F. Webb by a score of 67-55 last Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded Louisburg with their most commanding win of the season.
Cedar Valley better keep an eye on Jaylen Alexander. He was instrumental in Louisburg's win, putting up 19 points and three steals. That's the most steals Alexander has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Harrison, who posted 12 points and three steals.
Louisburg moved to 3-5 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Cedar Valley, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-6.
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