The Wayne County Wildcats waltzed into Thursday's contest with three straight wins but they left with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Riverside 68-37 at home. The score was close at the half, but Wayne County pulled away in the second half with 47 points.
It was another big night for Justice Bell, who scored 22 points along with 7 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Wayne County's points. Sayler Skelton was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with 6 rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Riverside lost, one person who can't be blamed is James Harralston. Despite the final result, he scored 13 points along with 9 rebounds. The matchup was Harralston's fourth in a row with at least ten points.
Wayne County's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Riverside, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Wayne County will be playing in front of their home fans against East Hickman County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Hickman County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 277th, while Wayne County is ranked 100th). As for Riverside, they will head out on the road to face off against Perry County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Perry County has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 249 points over their last four matches.
