Auburn High’s Javian Baker (33) shoots in the initial half of the Auburn vs. Opelika recreation on Tuesday, Jan. 5 in Auburn.
With the space match in sight, the Auburn Higher boys had 1 much more recreation to choose care of in advance of focusing on the postseason.
Fortunately for the Tigers, they created absolutely sure to near the typical year by displaying out in opposition to their largest rival.
Auburn designed rapid get the job done of Opelika on Friday and rode a 19-level second quarter and a 20-issue third to a 73-48 victory. The earn handed the Tigers a thoroughly clean sweep towards the Bulldogs this period and sets Auburn up to begin its march into the postseason.
Opelika (2-10) led for element of the opening quarter right before the Tigers identified their groove and finished the time period robust by using a 3-place direct. The 2nd quarter was merely all Auburn (16-3), as Bryson Clague chipped in 7 details to gas a 1-sided operate by the Tigers.
The spectacular near to the very first fifty percent authorized Auburn to head to the locker home with an 11-level edge.
Opelika did its component to make factors exciting shortly after the intermission, but once more the Tigers stepped up to the obstacle and held the Bulldogs again. A 17-stage direct coming into the fourth quarter only ballooned from there, as Auburn tacked on 19 a lot more points to seal the victory.
Javian Baker led Auburn with 17 factors in the victory, all of which came in the second fifty percent. Clague chipped in 14, and Jayden Buckley had 13.