Basketball Recap: Shining Star Sports Academy Panthers vs. Riverdale Baptist Crusaders
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shining Star Sports Academy). Everything went their way against the Riverdale Baptist Crusaders on Friday as the Shining Star Sports Academy Panthers made off with an 86-65 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Harissoum Coulibaly continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. Coulibaly is crushing it when it comes to points: she's scored at least 16 every time she's taken the court this season. Jadah White was another key player, going 6 for 14 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
When it comes to explaining why Riverdale Baptist lost, don't look at Taylor Timms. Despite the final result, she went 10 for 16 en route to 29 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Za'Hria Higginbotham, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points.
The victory made it two in a row for Shining Star Sports Academy and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Riverdale Baptist, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Shining Star Sports Academy has already played their next contest, a 71-41 defeat against IMG Academy on the 25th. As for Riverdale Baptist, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 59-45 win against La Vega on the 29th.
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