The Lawrenceville Indians had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.5 points), and they went ahead and made it 12 on Friday. They strolled past Newton with points to spare, taking the game 63-49. 63 seems to be a good number for Lawrenceville as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Lawrenceville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Bryant Jenkins out in front who dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds. Jenkins is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Landon Sanders was another key contributor, scoring 21 points.
Lawrenceville's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Newton, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-7 record this season.
Lawrenceville will face off against Robinson at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Robinson will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 535th, while Lawrenceville is ranked 66th). As for Newton, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Mt. Carmel at 7:15 p.m. on January 16th.
