The Whitewater Whippet Boys’ Basketball Team defeated the Delavan-Darien Comets, 57-43, in a hard-fought Rock Valley Conference away game, Tuesday night, December 16.

After Delavan raced out to a 10-1 lead, the Whippets battled back to go ahead 14-12, with Casey Lyon scoring 8 points in that stretch. Tied 16-16 with 7 minutes left in the first half, Whitewater outscored the Comets by 9, to take a 37-28 halftime lead.

An aggressive defense and timely scoring kept the Whippets in the lead throughout the second half, as we claimed our second conference victory.

Whitewater was led by seniors Casey Lyon with 23 points and Matt Carollo with 16 points.

The Whippets record is now 2-0 in the conference and 4-2 overall. Our next games are Friday, December 19 at home against East Troy and Saturday against Heritage Christian at Milwaukee Bradley Tech.

Article Submitted by Dwayne Lange