Even though the Bruton Panthers scored an imposing 57 points on Wednesday, the Lafayette Rams still came out on top. Lafayette sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 60-57 win over Bruton. That's another feather in the cap for Lafayette, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
It was another big night for Jarquez Garrett, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 steals. The game was his 11th in a row with at least ten points. Asa Fehrenbach was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Lafayette is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Bruton, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
Lafayette will head out on the road to face off against New Kent at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Kent knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Lafayette likes a good challenge. As for Bruton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Warhill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Warhill will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 227th, while Bruton is ranked 90th).
