Straughter came out firing and was rarely off target as the defending conference tournament champion Cavaliers averaged over 80 points to beat Maryville and UMSL.
Straughter averaged 23.5 PPG while shooting a crazy 15-21 on three-pointers. To go along with that the Junior tied the single-game conference record with 10 triples made against Maryville.
All of his game-high 30 points in that game came from behind the arc. Straughter matched the 10 three-pointers made by former Davis & Elkins guard Kevin Simpson, another former league freshman of the year, back in 2018.
Straughter also had four rebounds, an assist and a steal in 35 minutes of time on the floor.
The junior followed that up with 17 points and three rebounds while making five of his eight tries from deep in the victory against Missouri-St. Louis. He was 6-of-12 from the field and finished opening weekend with a shooting percentage of .590.
Walsh has two home games in North Canton this week as they face Franciscan and Wright State-Lake.