There's no place like home for Evanston, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rock Springs TIGERS on Thursday, sneaking past 61-59. That's more bragging rights for the Devils, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Several TIGERS players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sam Lionberger, who went 6 for 7 en route to 19 points and five assists. Lionberger's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Boston James, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 17 points.
Evanston has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for Rock Springs, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Evanston didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-45 victory against Green River on the 17th. As for Rock Springs, they will be playing at home against Kelly Walsh at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kelly Walsh has three straight wins, Rock Springs has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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