Ballers overwhelm G-Men with second half surge

The Green Dot Ballers continued an impressive start to summer session with a dominating second half performance versus the G-Men to run their record to 2-0. A first half that, at times, saw some physically intense play, was just as close when the halftime buzzer sounded and GDB ahead 31-28. The Ballers featured a balanced scoring attack with six of seven players scoring, led by a hot shooting Ryan Demagistris tallying nine points.

Ryan Demagistris (#20) knocks down the three pointer in the first half on his way to 15 points for the game.

The Ballers hit their stride as the second half began, racing out on a 14-3 run that was all about Ed Reddick. Reddick bullied his way to nine points (game high 18 points) including a three point play, a dunk and a drive that wiped out one of the G-Men defenders who thought it was a good idea to try and challenge a drive mid-air.

Ed Reddick drives for two points during a 14-3 run the Ballers used to take control of the game.

The next few minutes featured back and forth play in which the G-Men cut the lead to six at 48-41 with eight minutes to play. The Ballers, however were ready to make an early season statement and suffocated the G-Men defensively on the way to a 13-1 finishing kick to cruise to an easy victory. Three Ballers reached double figures, including newcomer Logan Seacrist.

Ed Reddick with the dunk to increase the lead for the Ballers en route to their second win to start the season.

The Ballers will look to put a stranglehold on the division with a quick turnaround against Self-Check on Thursday night.