Basketball Recap: Christian Brown Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat White Knoll

Yellow Jackets

Margin (Wins)

11/26/24 vs Spartanburg Christian Academy	61
12/11/24 @ Newberry	36
01/29/25 vs Chapin	30
01/31/25 vs Lexington	29
01/07/25 vs Newberry	27

There's no place like home for Irmo, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 64-41 margin over the White Knoll Timberwolves on Friday. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.

Irmo got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Christian Brown out in front who went 6 of 9 on his way to 17 points. That's the most points Brown has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Rivers, who went 6 for 7 to rack up 15 points.

Irmo's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 47.4% in those games and 24.2% outside of them. As for White Knoll, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-13.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Irmo will take on Chapin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Irmo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.3 points per game this season. As for White Knoll, they will square off against Lexington at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. White Knoll is facing Lexington at the right time seeing as Lexington is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.