Basketball Recap: Wayne Country Day Makes It 17 in a Row at Home

Wayne Country Day extended their home winning streak to 17 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Jaelen Solomon. The Wayne Country Day Chargers took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 69-38 victory over the John Paul II Catholic Saints thanks in part to Solomon, who posted 23 points and eight rebounds. Those 23 points gave him a new career-high.

John Paul II Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Gabe Lewis, who had 17 points, and Jamal Biggs, who put up 14 points.

Wayne Country Day is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.9 points per game. As for John Paul II Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.

Wayne Country Day will host Cape Fear Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wayne Country Day is facing Cape Fear Academy at the right time seeing as Cape Fear Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for John Paul II Catholic, they are taking a road trip to take on Wayne Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.