The Wayne Pioneers used a dominating fourth quarter to defeat the Huntington St. Joe Fighting Irish, 77-52, on Monday at Wayne.
The Pioneers (5-3) jumped out of the gate early and took a 23-12 lead in the first period. The Irish (2-5) clawed back into the game during the second period and only trailed 34-26 at the half. St. Joe and Wayne battled each other hard through the third period, making it at 55-48 game heading into the fourth period. From there, Wayne outscored St. Joe, 22-4, to stretch out the final margin of victory.
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Isaac Meddings paced the Pioneers with 22 points. Zane Adkins followed with 14 points. Peyton Marcum added 12 points. Dillon May and Cooper Adkins both recorded 9 points. May also had 9 rebounds, and Cooper Adkins pulled down 13 boards. Ronnie Staley dropped in 8 points. Isaiah Lowe finished with 3 points.
Wayne will next play on Saturday at home against the Scott Skyhawks. The opening tip is set for 7 pm.
St. Joe will next play on Friday at home against Webster County in a 6 pm contest.
Photos Courtesy of Steve Stapleton