Even though the Oliver Springs Bobcats scored an imposing 63 points on Tuesday, the Jellico Blue Devils still came out on top. Jellico took their contest against Oliver Springs 73-63. The win made it back-to-back wins for Jellico.
Leading Jellico to victory were Carson Bolton and Isaac Mcnealy. Bolton scored 24 points along with three steals, while Mcnealy dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. Bolton is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Trey Vann, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Oliver Springs lost, one person who can't be blamed is Javen Barger. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 29 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Barger has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Jones, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Jellico has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Oliver Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 15-13.
Jellico's road trip will continue as they head out to face Midway at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Averaging 77.07 points so far this season, Jellico's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Midway better be ready for a challenge. As for Oliver Springs, they will be playing at home against Rockwood at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Oliver Springs focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
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