Tigers Stomp Hillwood 79-46

The Ensworth Tigers went on the road for the second time in three days on Thursday, but they were more successful this time around. In a game dominated by the Tigers' defense, Ensworth took home a 79-46 victory.

The story of this game was turnovers: Hillwood had 32 of them over the course of the game, including 28 in the first three quarters alone. Ensworth ended up with 15 steals in the game, and they capitalized with 32 points off those turnovers. Hillwood also only mustered 44 field goal attempts, converting on 13 of them, which is a 29.5% clip.

In addition to playing tight defense, the Tigers were able to dominate the low post. Daniel McFadden led the Tigers with 18 points, which was the game high. He combined with Keshonn Carter and Conor McDermott for a total of 36 points in the low post. Jacob Carter, in addition to McDermott, was the only other player in double figures for the Tigers, as all 14 players on the roster mostly split the playing time as coach Ricky Bowers subbed in 5 players at a time throughout the game. Corn Elder continued his solid play at the point guard position as a freshman, finishing the game with 5 assists.

Marques Walker led the Hilltoppers with 13 points. Max Ugboaja led Hillwood with 8 rebounds, but got into foul trouble early and only finished with 3 points, fouling out toward the beginning of the 4th quarter.

The Tigers take on Signal Mountain Saturday at home. The girls will start at 5:00 with the boys following at approximately 6:30.