Basketball Recap: Porter Ridge Makes It Six in a Row on the Road

If Cuthbertson wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Porter Ridge, they should've done a better job of containing Ashanti Taylor. The Porter Ridge Pirates took down the Cuthbertson Cavaliers 86-69 on Friday thanks in part to Taylor, who went 22 for 30 en route to 51 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. The match was her 20th in a row with at least ten points.

Kali Williams was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in steals.

Porter Ridge pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Cuthbertson, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Porter Ridge has already played their next game (against Sun Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cuthbertson will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Weddington at 6:00 p.m. Cuthbertson has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 192 points over their last three contests.