Ascend Leadership gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. They took down the FAITH Homeschool Warriors 66-49.
Teon Davis went supernova, shooting 56% from the field en route to 22 points along with six assists and four steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (80%). Another player making a difference was Omar Rodriguez, who posted 13 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Ascend Leadership was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as FAITH Homeschool only racked up eight.
Despite the loss, FAITH Homeschool still got an impressive performance from Casey Jacobson, who dropped a double-double with 30 points and 14 boards. Jacobson has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played.
Ascend Leadership didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 74-43 defeat against Neuse Charter on the 7th. As for FAITH Homeschool, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Covenant C at 6:30 p.m. on the 17th.
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