Basketball Recap: South Philadelphia Rams vs. Sayre Sabres
The South Philadelphia Rams scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They skirted past Sayre 45-42. Winning may never get old, but South Philadelphia sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
South Philadelphia was led to victory by India Brooks and Halimah Blackwell. Brooks scored 13 points, while Blackwell scored 21 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Blackwell has scored all season.
Sayre's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brionn Veal-Coston, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 15 rebounds. That was a full 61.9% of Sayre's points, marking the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Mischa Ferguson-Bell, who scored 14 points along with seven assists and three steals.
South Philadelphia pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Sayre, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
South Philadelphia will head out on the road to take on the KENSINGTON TIGER at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sayre does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
