There's no place like home for Jellico, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 58-51 victory over the Sunbright Tigers on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Blue Devils, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
01/17/25 vs Sunbright | 7 |
01/16/25 @ Wartburg Central | 1 |
01/14/25 @ Rockwood | 1 |
01/07/25 vs Oakdale | 3 |
12/30/24 vs Gibbs | 1 |
Jellico got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Seth Brandenburg out in front who went 7 of 17 on his way to 16 points and seven steals. With that strong performance, Brandenburg is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Gavin Dabney, who posted 13 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Defeat or not, Sunbright got some senior leadership from Garrett Rogers and Ben Carson. Rogers put up 26 points, while Carson earned 20 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Carson has scored all season.
Jellico is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Sunbright, they moved to 10-6 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Jellico has already played their next contest (against Cosby), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Sunbright wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 42-41 victory against Rockwood on the 21st.
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