After two games on the road, Silver Lake is heading back home. They will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Tri County Northeast Wolfpack at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Silver Lake has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 27 points or more this season. They really took it to Kenesaw for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-34 victory on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-10.
Silver Lake had a senior duo take command as Jordan Faimon dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 rebounds and Tayten Menke scored 20 points along with six steals. The match was Faimon's third in a row with at least ten points. Keaton Karr was another key contributor, scoring four points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Tri County Northeast made off with a 46-45 victory over Tekamah-Herman. The win was just what Tri County Northeast needed coming off of a 73-36 defeat in their prior matchup.
Tri County Northeast's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hunter Heikes led the charge by scoring 16 points along with eight rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Heikes has scored at least 25% of Tri County Northeast's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Belt, who scored eight points along with 11 rebounds.
Silver Lake's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Tri County Northeast, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday's match: Silver Lake have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 4.3 threes per game. It's a different story for Tri County Northeast, though, as they've been averaging only 3.1 threes per game. Given Silver Lake's sizeable advantage in that area, Tri County Northeast will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
