The Durant Cougars had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.6 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They walked away with a 78-68 win over Jefferson. Given Durant's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while Jefferson is ranked 478th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Austin White , who went 6 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points and 4 assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Durant's points. Another player making a difference was Wylde Correa , who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Despite the loss, Jefferson still got an impressive performance from Lazzaro Ford, who scored 37 points along with five assists. The contest was Ford's ninth in a row with at least ten points. Darron Hannah was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Jefferson were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Durant only racked up 22 assists.
Durant pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Durant and Newsome will face off at 6:30 p.m. on December 15th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Jefferson and Sickles will face off at 6:30 p.m. on December 15th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Sickles is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
