The South Oldham Dragons will be taking part in a tournament against the Simon Kenton Pioneers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Oldham has given up an average of 58.5 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
South Oldham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: North Oldham, who was ranked 15th at the time (South Oldham was ranked 11th). South Oldham took a 61-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Oldham last Friday. The Dragons haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Simon Kenton had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.2 points) and they went ahead and made it ten last Friday. They blew past the Bearcats 58-36. The Pioneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 20 points or more this season.
Simon Kenton's win came from a few key players South Oldham will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jay Bilton, who made all 6 shots he took for 15 points. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last seven games he's played. Braydon Polly was another key player, putting up eight points and seven rebounds.
Simon Kenton was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They are 24-1 when they've passed the ball that well.
Simon Kenton pushed their record up to 24-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points over those games. As for South Oldham, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-5.
South Oldham came up short against Simon Kenton when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 63-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bilton, who shot 53% from the field en route to 21 points and three steals. Now that South Oldham knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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