Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Banning Lewis Academy Stallions walked away with it. They put the hurt on the Cowboys with a sharp 73-50 win on Saturday. Banning Lewis Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.
Trey Oden continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 28 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Early, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Meeker lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jace Mobley, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Mobley has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Drew Drake was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds.
Banning Lewis Academy pushed their record up to 20-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for Meeker, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-3.
Banning Lewis Academy will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Bishop Machebeuf at 1:15 p.m. on March 7th. Bishop Machebeuf knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 22 contests -- so hopefully Banning Lewis Academy likes a good challenge. Meeker does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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