LAKE WALES – FLA. The Warner University Men's Basketball Team went head to head with conference opponent, Thomas University, and came out with their second win of the week with a score of 80-73.

At the beginning of the game, the Royals jumped ahead by several points with their largest lead being ahead by 10, but the Nighthawks battled back to make it a very close game for the remainder of the time.

Warner had four players who contributed double digit points, which was led by Jaylen Shelton who had 23, along with 5 rebounds in his 28 minutes of game time. Khalil Ozuna and Jalen Williams totaled 18 and 17 points respectively, with Ozuna leading the team in rebounds this game with 14. Trae Graham had 11 points of his own, with 9 rebounds.

The Royals shot 42.3% from the field, making 30 out of their 71 shots, and found the net 65% of the time from behind the free throw line.

Coach Sean Hanrahan had this to say after the game:  
Up next, Warner will take on the University of Saint Francis in a tournament in Lakeland next Friday, December 14^th at 6:00 PM.