Basketball Recap: Helix Mentorship & Maritime Academy Drops Season-High Score on Belaire

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Helix Mentorship & Maritime Academy). They snuck past the Belaire Bengals with a 49-44 win on Monday.

Helix Mentorship & Maritime Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from J'Zyriah Slaughter, who shot 63% from the field en route to 29 points in addition to eight assists and seven boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Slaughter has scored at least a third of Helix Mentorship & Maritime Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Williah Edwards, who went 9-for-11 on her way to 18 points.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Helix Mentorship & Maritime Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Helix Mentorship & Maritime Academy's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Belaire, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Coming up, Helix Mentorship & Maritime Academy will host Louisiana School for the Deaf at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Belaire, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 38-10 loss against Slaughter Community Charter on the 2nd.