With a playoff game on the line, the Spalding Jaguars rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 69-62. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Spalding's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Curt Clark led the charge by scoring 21 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Clark hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. Bahji Daniel was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with six rebounds.
Several Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cayden Jackson, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Wimberly, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Burke County were working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spalding only racked up ten assists.
Spalding has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Burke County, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-8.
Spalding will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Whitewater at 3:00 p.m. Spalding is coming into the matchup with ten straight victories at home, so Whitewater will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Burke County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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