The Steel City Yellow Jackets won their third straight game on Saturday as they defeated the Cleveland Am Pro'ers by the score of 124-111. It took a little while for the offense to get going but, once it did, the Jackets took off and sealed the victory.
It took a little bit for the Steel City Yellow Jackets offense to get going yesterday but once it did, they took off and defeated the Cleveland Am Pro'ers by the final score of 124-111. The Yellow Jackets are flying high right now as they won their third straight game to improve their record on the season to 3-1. They have not looked back after dropping their home opener and the offensive production has been on fire lately.
It tool the Jackets offense a little while to get going as the Pro'ers started the game scoring the first five points of the game before the Jackets would get on the board. It was a tightly contested ball game throuhgout as neither team did much of anything in the first quarter as the score was Pro'ers 23 Yellow Jackets 20.
However, the Jackets offense would turn it on in the second quarter as both Antonio Reddic, Lawrence Baker, and Gil Cummings sparked the offense. Reddic scored eight second quarter points, while Baker and Cummings each scored seven points in the quarter. This game was the first time all season where the Jackets didn't lead at halftime as they went into the locker room all tied up at 51 points a piece.
For the second straight week Baker lead the Yellow Jackets at half time with 11 points followed by Cummings with 9 and Reddic with 8. The 51 points were the lowest amount of points the Jackets had scored at halftime all year as the defenses for both teams were working on all cylinders on the night. The highest scorer for the Pro'ers was Raymond Franics who had nine points on the night.
The third quarter started out much in the same way the first quarter did with the Pro'ers scoring the first five points to take a 56-51 lead. However, this would be the quarter where Lawrence Baker turned it on as he scored 14 points in the quarter including a big four point shot while the 3D light was on to give him 25 points on the night. Juan Franklin was a perfect four for four from the free throw line in the quarter as well to give the Yellow Jackets an 89-80.
The Pro'ers tried to come back in this game making the score as close as 108-102 lead by Brendan Cooper's eight second half points, but it was not enough as the Jackets would put this one out of reach with under five minutes to go when Gil Cummings hit a big three point shot to seal the victory for your Yellow Jackets at 124-111.
Lawrence Baker lead the Jackets in scoring for the third straight game as he scored a season high 33 points on the night. Six other Yellow Jackets scored in double digits including Cummings (22 points) and Reddic (20 points). Juan Franklin paced the Yellown Jackets defensively picking up 10 rebounds and coming out with the team's first double-double of the season. Baker and Jason Arrington followed Franklin with eight and nine rebounds respectively.
The win marked the Yellow Jacket's third straight win of the season and improved their record to (3-1) in American Basketball Association action. The Yellow Jackets are facing a tough competitor next week in the number two ranked DMV Warriors and the win sets up a good matchup and one that will be fun to watch.
Steel City Yellow Jackets Player of the Game: Gil Cummings
With all of the offensive action in Saturday's game it was hard to pick just one player of the game, but Gil Cummings takes home the crown this week scoring 22 points on the day. Cummings hit four three point shots on the day and stepped up in a big way when his team was struggling early on and hit the three point shot that would seal the deal for the Yellow Jackets. To go along with his 22 points on the day, he also picked up four rebounds and two assists on the day.
Up Next:
The Yellow Jackets continue their home schedule this Saturday, November 26th when they take on the number two ranked DMV Warriors at 8:30 p.m. The game will be played at the Neighborhood Academy located at 709 N. Aiken Ave. in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Come support the Steel City Yellow Jackets as they continue their quest for an American Basketball Association championship. Come on out and Catch the Buzz.
No comments:
Post a Comment