Mt. Berry, Ga. - Chase Ellis scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half as (RV) Berry ran its winning streak to eight games with a 59-50 win over Hendrix Sunday afternoon at the Cage Center in Southern Athletic Association play.

"It was all about defense today," said Berry head coach Trevor Lydic. "If you can hold teams to 50 points, you can usually get a win. Hendrix has a great scorer, but we did a pretty good job of limiting their secondary scoring today."

Ellis scored the first five points of the second half to help the Vikings (17-2, 8-1 SAA) break a 25-25 halftime tie and give the home side the lead for good. Ellis would spark a 12-2 run, capped by an Austin Brooks lay-up to give Berry a 37-27 lead four mintues into the second half.

The lead would swell as high as 17 after Braxton Benham brought the house down with a dunk to make it 53-36 with seven and a half minutes to go. While Hendrix (13-9, 6-5 SAA) would whittle the lead down to six at 56-50 with two minutes to go, Berry would clamp back down on defense, and Riley Costas would score the final three points of the contest as the Vikings picked up the victory.

Berry led early 8-2, but Hendrix rallied back to take a 14-10 lead. Down 16-14, Berry would answer back with a 10-2 run to go on top 24-18, but Hendrix scored seven of the last eight points of the opening 20 minutes to tie the game going to halftime.

Ellis was joined in double-digit scoring by Brooks with 12. Brooks also had a game-high nine rebounds. The Vikings scored 17 points off of Hendrix's 15 turnovers. Berry also out-scored Hendrix in fast-break points 12-2.

Hendrix's Seth Stanley scored a game-high 19 to pace the Warriors.

Berry will be back in action Friday at Centre. Opening tip is set for 8 p.m.