Basketball Recap: Benjamin Webb Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Sweetwater

After losing to Sweetwater the last time they met, Polk County decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Polk County Wildcats came out on top against the Sweetwater Wildcats by a score of 61-53 on Friday.

Polk County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Benjamin Webb out in front who went 8 for 14 on his way to 21 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Webb a new career-high in points. Zanten Branham was another key player, going 8 of 17 en route to 18 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals.

Polk County was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sweetwater only racked up nine assists.

Sweetwater lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Hunter Daffron, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 17 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Burgess, who went 5 of 11 en route to 15 points.

Polk County now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Sweetwater, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Polk County Wildcats take on the Meigs County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sweetwater has already played their next game (against McMinn Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.