D.H. Conley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 65-59 heartbreaker at the hands of the New Bern Bears. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (57), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
| 01/17/25 @ New Bern | 20 |
| 01/09/25 @ Jacksonville | 19 |
| 01/07/25 vs J.H. Rose | 22 |
Despite the loss, D.H. Conley still got an impressive performance from Cayden Hill, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. The match was Hill's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Collin Evans, who went 5 for 9 en route to 13 points.
Jussan Wiggins was his usual excellent self, going 6 of 10 on his way to 23 points and five steals for New Bern. The dominant performance gave Wiggins a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Reddick, who posted nine points in addition to seven boards and four blocks.
D.H. Conley's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for New Bern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
D.H. Conley has already played their next game, a 64-49 victory against Wake Christian Academy on the 18th. As for New Bern, they will face off against Havelock at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th. One thing working in Havelock's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
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