1/18/2012 - Lon Morris 77, Roadrunners 61

The Roadrunners put together one of their best 20-minute streaks of the season in taking a 36-29 halftime lead over Lon Morris.

The Bearcats answered with a 22-6 run to open the second half en route to a 77-61 win in Jacksonville.

Bearcat Kyle Preston scored 12 of Lon Morris’ first 14 points of the half, finishing with 18 to lead the Bearcats in scoring. Terrance Wilson added 17, Nate Velasco 12 and Aaron Olvera 10 to give Lon Morris (10-7, 3-3) four players in double figures.

LaDerrien Jackson caught fire in the second half, knocking down a trio of three pointers to help the Roadrunners close the gap to six points at one point. Victor Mbachu slashed his way to 15 points, and Mike Myers finished with 10 points.

The Roadrunners (9-8, 0-6) will travel to Kilgore on Saturday for a 6 p.m. tipoff.