Basketball Recap: Stone Memorial Skates Past York Institute with Ease

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Stone Memorial on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the York Institute Dragons out of the water with a 71-24 final score. That looming 71-24 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.

Stone Memorial was led to victory by Cade Capps and Briggs Lowe. Capps went 9 for 16 on his way to 19 points, while Lowe went 5 of 8 on his way to 10 points in addition to six assists and six boards. The contest was Capps' 11th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Cordell, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 11 points.

The win was the fifth in a row for Stone Memorial, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.4 points per game. As for York Institute, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Stone Memorial Panthers challenge the Pickett County Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pickett County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Stone Memorial likes a good challenge. York Institute has already played their next game, a 68-58 loss against Coffee County Central on the 7th.