Basketball Recap: Charlie Callis Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Paxton

Maywood/Hayes Center won against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] last Tuesday with 53 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Maywood/Hayes Center Wolves came out on top in a nail-biter against the Paxton Tigers, sneaking past 53-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolves.

Maywood/Hayes Center's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Charlie Callis led the charge by dropping a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Those 18 points gave Callis a new career-high. Jaxson Anders was another key player, going 6 for 15 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds.

Paxton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tanner Hebblethwaite, who posted 15 points. Hebblethwaite's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasper Brewster, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.

Maywood/Hayes Center's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Paxton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maywood/Hayes Center will head out to face off against Maxwell at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Maywood/Hayes Center is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season. As for Paxton, they will venture away from home to square off against Creek Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.