
Blue Devils
02/04/25 vs Monsignor Donovan Catholic | 100 |
11/30/24 vs Washington-Wilkes | 90 |
12/10/24 vs Stephens County | 86 |
01/25/25 @ Stephens County | 83 |
12/27/24 vs Wade Hampton | 80 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elbert County). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Monsignor Donovan Catholic Rams 100-62. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Blue Devils had established a 25 point advantage.
Dealyn Gray went supernova for Elbert County, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. Those 27 points gave Gray a new career-high. Dk Winn was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine assists.
Elbert County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why Monsignor Donovan Catholic lost, don't look at Devin Jones. Despite the final result, he went 10 for 22 en route to 23 points and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Hayes, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 15 points.
Elbert County's win bumped their record up to 10-14. As for Monsignor Donovan Catholic, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.
Elbert County will be playing at home against Commerce at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Commerce is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.9 points per game this season. Monsignor Donovan Catholic has already played their next game (against Edmund Burke Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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