No. 11 Batavia 45, Kaneland 38

No. 11 Batavia 45, Kaneland 38

Western Sun

Records:

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Batavia 13-2, 6-1; Kaneland 6-9, 2-5.

Halftime:

Kaneland 14, Batavia 12.

Summary:

Batavia F Jordan Smith went 7 of 9 from the free-throw line down the stretch to put the game away. After a sluggish first half, Batavia kept the defensive clamps on the Knights to help retain the lead.

Top performers:

Batavia—Smith, 15 points, 8 rebounds; G David Bryant, 11 points. Kaneland—F Nick Wagner, 11 points; Nate Peters, 10 points, 10 rebounds.

The bonus:

“I felt like we came out very slow,” Smith said. “But as time went on, I felt like we did a good job of rotating the ball. Eventually we got the ball down low.”