Messiah Borders
| 01/28/25 vs Avon Park | 20 |
| 01/24/25 vs Lake Wales | 23 |
| 01/21/25 @ Victory Christian Academy | 15 |
Bartow extended their home winning streak to 12 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Messiah Borders. The Bartow Yellow Jackets really took it to the Avon Park Red Devils for the full four quarters, racking up an 80-44 victory thanks in part to Borders, who went 8 for 19 on his way to 20 points. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Nkosi Jones also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in points (four).
When it comes to explaining why Avon Park lost on Tuesday, don't look at Christopher Kelly. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 boards. Kelly has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more rebounds the last 15 times he's played. Jose Silva was another key player, putting up eight points and six boards.
Bartow has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Avon Park, their loss dropped their record down to 18-3.
Bartow will be taking part in a tournament against Apopka at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bartow is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 71.8 points per game this season. As for Avon Park, they will head out to take on Sebring at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Avon Park also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 66.8 points per game.
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