Basketball Recap: Swainsboro Starts off Right with Win over Portal

Swainsboro had to kick off their season on the road on Saturday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past the Portal Panthers 62-33.

A'Acaylah Murphy

Steals

11/29/25 @ Portal	10
02/08/25 @ Woodville-Tompkins	4
02/07/25 vs Savannah Christian	2
02/04/25 @ Savannah Country Day	6

Swainsboro was led to victory by A'Acaylah Murphy and Mckinley Walden. Murphy dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten steals, while Walden dropped a double-double with 18 points and 11 steals. Murphy is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Millie Kingsberry, who posted eight points along with five rebounds and five steals.

Swainsboro was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Portal only posted five.

Despite the loss, Portal still got an impressive performance from Alyssa King, who had ten points and five boards.

Portal's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Coming up, Swainsboro will challenge Treutlen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Portal, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 64-31 defeat against Screven County on the 2nd.