After flying high against the Linden-Kildare Tigers last Friday, the Big Sandy Wildcats came back down to earth. Big Sandy took a 73-59 bruising from Hawkins on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Big Sandy in their matchups with Hawkins: they've now lost five in a row.
Big Sandy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Trey Coleman, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Adrian Petty-johnson, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Hawkins' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brayden Givens led the charge by dropping a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. Givens is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Boston Conner, who shot 4-for-5 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine assists.
Big Sandy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-15. As for Hawkins, the win was the 25th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-1.
Big Sandy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Hawkins also has no future games currently scheduled.
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