Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wheatmore). They pulled ahead with a 57-56 photo finish over the East Davidson Golden Eagles on Tuesday. This was payback for the Warriors, who suffered a 54-52 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wheatmore to victory, but perhaps none more so than Parker Kines, who went 6 for 12 en route to 16 points plus six assists and three steals. Those six assists gave Kines a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Finley Bryant, who scored five points plus seven assists and six steals.
Wheatmore was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The victory got Wheatmore back to even at 2-2. As for East Davidson, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wheatmore will square off against Ledford at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Wheatmore is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season. As for East Davidson, they will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against North Davidson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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