AUGUSTA, Ga. – GRU Augusta (14-2, 7-0) kept its undefeated streak alive by crushing North Georgia (6-7, 3-4) and putting up a season-high 97 total points in the 97-71 Peach Belt Conference win Saturday afternoon in Christenberry Fieldhouse.

The Jaguars are on an 11th game winning streak.

The Jags opened up the first half fighting against a five point scoring advantage from the Nighthawks who had their way offensively - shooting an impressive 57.9 percent from the field and 55.6 from downtown.

It was not until GRU guard Ryan Weems hit a difficult layup that the team saw its first lead at 25-23 with 7:45 remaining.

The Nighthawks responded with back-to-back three pointers to jump out to a six-point lead until the 1:24 mark when a layup by forward Harold Doby, who returned from a left foot injury that caused him to miss nine games, put the Jags up by one point at 35-34. However, a technical foul from the Jags bench and a few Nighthawk free throws would give them the lead once again at 40-37, heading into the locker room.

In the second half the Jags spent the early goings on the verge of reclaiming the scoring advantage, playing down by no more than three points. At the 14:47 mark the Jags grabbed the lead off of a Devonte Thomas three pointer to make the score 49-47. An 11-2 run by the Jags would bust open the teams lead by nine points and bring the score to 62-53 with under 10 minutes left in the PBC showdown.

Following the run, back-to-back three pointers, one by Thomas and the other from forward Devon Wright-Nelson, would give the Jags its first double digit led by 11 points. The Jags would continue its dominance for the rest of the afternoon. Thomas paced the team with 26 points, shooting 8-for-10 from the field and a 7-of-8 from three point range. Senior KJ Sherrill chipped in 15 points and Devon Wright-Nelson scored 12.

GRU plays at Georgia College on Monday, Jan. 20 for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff in Milledgeville, Ga.