The Steel City Yellow Jackets have been involved in some close heart breaking games as of late and have unfortunately come out on the wrong end of each of these games. However, they turned it on in a big way in Sunday's 154-127 blowout of the Reading Wizards.
It is said that a man's character is tested by the adversity he faces and how he overcomes it. Well, the Steel City Yellow Jackets have faced a lot of adversity over their last two games as they lost heart breakers that came down to the final minutes. With their record sitting at 3-3 the Yellow Jackets needed a redemption win on Sunday as they played their first road game of the 2016/2017 season when they traveled to Reading Pennsylvania to take on the Reading Wizards.
The Yellow Jackets did just that and did it in a big way as they not only beat the Wizards, but demolished them by the final score of 154-127. The win was a team effort as everyone contributed in some way throughout the game. The Jackets saw it all from break out performances to guys just playing the way they know how. Everything went right for the Yellow Jackets on this day as they picked up the victory.
The Yellow Jackets did not let the slow starts that had been plaguing them the last couple of games effect them in this one as they jumped out quickly to a 23-5 lead over the Wizards five minute and 30 seconds into the ball game. This big lead would hold for the Yellow Jackets throughout the entirety of the game as after one quarter of play they lead by the score of 43-27.
Bobby Swartwout got the Yellow Jackets offense going early as he was able to put up 10 points in the first quarter alone. Gil Cummings was hot from beyond the arc early as he hit three three point shots in the first quarter to put him at nine points. The Jackets had a nice rotation going throughout the night as they saw seven Yellow Jackets see some time in the first quarter of play alone.
The second quarter would be the closest quarter of basketball in this one as the Yellow Jackets mustered 36 points compared to the Wizards 32 points in the quarter. This Yellow Jackets team was motivated after two tough contests and were not about to let the Wizards come back in this game. The Jackets would break the streak of not being up at half time as they lead 79-59 when the teams headed for the locker room.
Swartwout would be the offensive leader for the Yellow Jackets with 12 points going into the break. Swartwout had not scored more than three points in a game coming into this one, but on this night he was a big part of the Yellow Jackets success. Joining Swartwout on the leader board was Johnathan Logan who scored all 11 of his points in the second quarter alone. Tyshoyn McBride lead the way in the first half for the Wizards as he finished with 14 points.
The Yellow Jackets had the lead and, after losing two tough games, had no plans of giving it up. The offense came out hot again in the second half as Cummings hit three three point shots in the third quarter giving him a total of six on the night. Cumming's veteran teammate Antonio Reddic would add seven points of his own in the quarter as the veteran duo has been pacing the Jackets all season long.
It would be another high scoring quarter of action for the Yellow Jackets as they scored 39 in the quarter to push their lead to 118-93. It was the biggest lead that the Jackets have had all season and they did not take their foot off the gas pedal in the fourth quarter. They kept driving to the net in an attempt to put up as many points as possible to help seal the victory.
In the fourth quarter, Reddic showed off his three point shot as he hit three of his own in the quarter. The three point shot has been something the Yellow Jackets had relied on all season long and it was again prominent in this game as they hit a total of 20 in the contest, including five in the fourth quarter of play.
The Yellow Jackets put up 36 points in that fourth quarter to help them clinch their fourth victory of the season winning by the score of 154-127. The 154 points were a season high for the Yellow Jackets as was their 27 point score differential. Coach Ace had talked about the fact that he wanted his defense to keep the opposition under 100 points and they have now successfully done that in each of their last two games.
After a strong second half of play, Gil Cummings was the offensive leader for your Yellow Jackets as he dropped 24 points on the night. He was followed by Antonio Reddic, 23 points, and Bobby Swartwout, 20 points, as the three Yellow Jackets to end the day with 20 plus points. For the Wizards, Jordan Merriweather lead the way with 28 points followed by Kenney Sharpe, 23 points, and Zack Vouse, 21 points, to round out the top three scorers.
The Yellow Jackets were looking for redemption after losing two heart breaking games to the DMV Warriors and the Prince George Valor and they did just that scoring a season high 154 points and picking up their largest margin of victory. They were able to do all of this without their star player in Lawrence Baker as he did not play in this game. With the win the Jackets improve to 4-3 and are going into a big weekend in which they play two top 10 opponents in the American Basketball Association.
The Yellow Jackets had the lead and, after losing two tough games, had no plans of giving it up. The offense came out hot again in the second half as Cummings hit three three point shots in the third quarter giving him a total of six on the night. Cumming's veteran teammate Antonio Reddic would add seven points of his own in the quarter as the veteran duo has been pacing the Jackets all season long.
It would be another high scoring quarter of action for the Yellow Jackets as they scored 39 in the quarter to push their lead to 118-93. It was the biggest lead that the Jackets have had all season and they did not take their foot off the gas pedal in the fourth quarter. They kept driving to the net in an attempt to put up as many points as possible to help seal the victory.
In the fourth quarter, Reddic showed off his three point shot as he hit three of his own in the quarter. The three point shot has been something the Yellow Jackets had relied on all season long and it was again prominent in this game as they hit a total of 20 in the contest, including five in the fourth quarter of play.
The Yellow Jackets put up 36 points in that fourth quarter to help them clinch their fourth victory of the season winning by the score of 154-127. The 154 points were a season high for the Yellow Jackets as was their 27 point score differential. Coach Ace had talked about the fact that he wanted his defense to keep the opposition under 100 points and they have now successfully done that in each of their last two games.
After a strong second half of play, Gil Cummings was the offensive leader for your Yellow Jackets as he dropped 24 points on the night. He was followed by Antonio Reddic, 23 points, and Bobby Swartwout, 20 points, as the three Yellow Jackets to end the day with 20 plus points. For the Wizards, Jordan Merriweather lead the way with 28 points followed by Kenney Sharpe, 23 points, and Zack Vouse, 21 points, to round out the top three scorers.
The Yellow Jackets were looking for redemption after losing two heart breaking games to the DMV Warriors and the Prince George Valor and they did just that scoring a season high 154 points and picking up their largest margin of victory. They were able to do all of this without their star player in Lawrence Baker as he did not play in this game. With the win the Jackets improve to 4-3 and are going into a big weekend in which they play two top 10 opponents in the American Basketball Association.
Steel City Yellow Jackets Player of the Game : Bobby Swartwout
Sunday was a break out game for Bobby Swartwout and it was enough to earn him the Steel City Yellow Jackets Player of the Game. Swartwout scored a season high 20 points on the night which was good for third on the team. Prior to Sunday's game, Swartwout had not scored more than three points in a game. However, the former Saint Vincent College standout, was able to lead his team in a big way yesterday and lead them to their fourth victory of the season and their first victory on the road.
Up Next:
The Steel City Yellow Jackets have a big weekend of road games coming up as they take on two of the top 10 teams in the American Basketball Association. It all starts Saturday December 10th when they take on the number 10 ranked Kalamazoo Cobras at 7:30 p.m. It will be the second road game of the season for the Yellow Jackets as they look to improve upon their 4-3 record on the season and prove they belong among the elite in the American Basketball Association. If you haven't already, be sure to Catch the Buzz.
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