The Redwater Dragons will take on the Pewitt Brahmas in a tournament on Thursday. Redwater is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season.
Redwater took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past De Kalb, posting a 77-48 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Dragons have posted since December 2, 2023.
| 12/20/24 vs De Kalb | 5 |
| 12/05/24 vs Liberty-Eylau | 2 |
| 12/17/24 @ Pleasant Grove | 1 |
| 12/05/24 vs Rivercrest | 1 |
| 11/25/24 @ Tatum | 1 |
Redwater's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cason Leavitt, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 21 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance gave Leavitt a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Marquez Jones, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 12 points along with eight assists and five boards.
Redwater was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Pewitt entered their match against Clarksville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Pewitt fell to Clarksville 50-44.
With the win, Redwater broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-9. As for Pewitt, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7.
Redwater didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pewitt in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 47-41 victory. Does Redwater have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pewitt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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