It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Dougherty Trojans had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 96-81 victory over the Seminoles. Dougherty's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Dougherty was led to victory by Kaleke Singletary-Jinks and Jawuan Jinks jr. Singletary-Jinks dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds, while Jinks jr scored 25 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jinks jr has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Kitchen, who scored 11 points.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Dougherty, bringing their record for this year to 21-7. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for Salem, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-13.
Dougherty will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Upson-Lee at 4:30 p.m. Dougherty is on a six-game streak of home wins, Upson-Lee a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Salem does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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