The Peacock Toilers seem to have found a knack for turning on the offensive jets when they need to in Moose Jaw high school boys basketball league action.
One night after scoring 35 points in the final quarter to take a narrow win over the Notre Dame Hounds, the Toilers threw down 27 second-quarter points against the Vanier Vikings on their way to a 72-52 victory at Vanier on Friday night.
The contest was rescheduled from Feb. 3 as part of a host of league games that were postponed due to the ongoing pandemic.
Things were close in the early going between the two teams, as a late three-pointer by Rafael Pondevida was the only difference in a 15-12 Peacock lead after the first quarter.
All that did was set the stage for the Toilers fireworks over the next 10 minutes, as Dominick Mall put up 11 of his team-high 16 points in the second quarter and the contest went from as close as could be to a 42-21 Peacock edge at the break.
To their credit, Vanier put on a surge of their own once the two teams returned to the court, outscoring the Toilers by seven to get back within striking distance 56-43 heading into the final frame.
Nathan McDougall had 15 points for Peacock, while Pondevida also hit double digits with 11.
Vanier’s offence was led by Eric Meili with 15 points, Gavin Seida scored 13 and Brayden McLean added 12.
The Toilers are now 6-1 on the season and sit a win back of unbeaten Central in second place, Vanier fell to 3-4 to sit in third.
League action continues on Tuesday, with Vanier at Lumsden and Central at Peacock in both boys and girls action. Game times are 6:20 p.m. for the girls and 8 p.m. for the boys.
