Zack Fahey's 46 points leads the Shockers to their first win this season

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Zack Fahey played in his 36th Ultimate Hoops game last night, and he did something he’s very used to doing: he scored a bunch of points. Fahey scored 46 points in his 2020 debut, helping the Shockers defeat the Bricklayers 99-94 in the Burlington Draft League.

Fahey has averaged 33.9 points per game in his career thus far. His lowest-scoring game was 17 points, while his highest-scoring game was 55 points. He’s scored 40 or more points in a game nine times. He’s scored all of these points while shooting 52% from the field and 37% from deep.

While scoring has been routine for Fahey, it hasn’t translated to many wins. Going into last night’s game, Fahey had a career record of 11-24, good for a winning percentage of .314.

The Shockers started the season 0-1 with Fahey not in attendance. He was vital in getting their season back to .500, as he scored 46% of his team’s points last night.

This is only a one-game sample size, but I’d imagine Fahey’s winning percentage will increase this season, as he’s playing alongside Marco Banegas-Flores. Banegas-Flores has played in 38 career games, just two more than Fahey, and he has a career record of 29-9 (including a 2-1 record in national tournaments), good for a winning percentage of .763. He also has a championship to his name, which he won last winter.

You can see why he wins so much when you look at his stats from last night: 27 points, six rebounds and six assists on 10-15 shooting from the field, 3-6 from deep and 4-4 from the free-throw line.

Pairing the high-volume scoring of Fahey with a pure point guard like Banegas-Flores will be a scary proposition for opposing teams, and especially opposing backcourt defenders. They could be a lethal duo that helps get Fahey more wins, and possibly his first championship.