Basketball Recap: Jaden Baylor Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Belton-Honea Path

After losing to Belton-Honea Path the last time they met, Abbeville decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Abbeville Panthers rang in the new year with a 77-67 win over the Belton-Honea Path Bears on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

Abbeville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaden Baylor, who went 8 for 17 on his way to 24 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Baylor has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Darius Riley, who went 8 for 16 on his way to 20 points.

Abbeville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Belton-Honea Path, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-8.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Abbeville will host Dixie at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Abbeville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 74 points per game this season. As for Belton-Honea Path, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Travelers Rest at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Belton-Honea Path is facing Travelers Rest at the right time seeing as Travelers Rest is stuck on a six-game losing streak.