After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine, Red Hill was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top against the Wayne City Indians by a score of 68-61. For the Salukis, this counts as revenge for the 43-39 win the Indians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.
Despite the loss, Wayne City still got an impressive performance from James Walker, who went 12 of 29 en route to 28 points and four steals. That was a full 45.9% of Wayne City's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Javen Loker was another key player, going 5 for 9 on his way to 14 points and eight rebounds.
Red Hill now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Wayne City, their defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-9.
Red Hill has already played their next match (against Webber), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Wayne City is taking a road trip to take on Woodlawn at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Wayne City's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
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