Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask O'Bannon). They snuck past the South Delta Bulldogs with a 69-64 victory on Friday. With that win, the Greenwaves brought their scoring average up to 53.8 points per game.
O'Bannon had a senior duo take command as Chandler Wade went 9 for 19 en route to 25 points plus six rebounds and Lou Sanders almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wade has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Quindarrius Reed, who scored four points plus 16 rebounds.
O'Bannon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Defeat or not, South Delta got some senior leadership from Amarion Sanders and Lacarius Myles. Sanders went 7 for 10 en route to 17 points plus two steals, while Myles almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. The game was Sanders' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Leroy Lindsey, who scored 12 points in addition to two steals.
O'Bannon's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1. As for South Delta, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
O'Bannon will have a chance to go back-to-back against South Delta: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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