It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Southampton Indians ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Charles City 55-53. That's another feather in the cap for Southampton, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Southampton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Christopher Blue out in front who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds. Those 14 points set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Justin Preau, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds.
Southampton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Charles City, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southampton will take on Gretna at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Charles City, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Middlesex at 7:00 p.m.
