Basketball Recap: L.C. Bird Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Victory

Skyhawks

Previous Games

01/23/25 vs Midlothian	55-36
01/21/25 vs Cosby	54-37
01/16/25 @ Monacan	48-44
01/14/25 vs Clover Hill	63-29
01/13/25 @ Powhatan	64-29
+ 2 more games

L.C. Bird entered their tilt with Midlothian on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They took down the Midlothian Trojans 55-36. Given the Skyhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Trojans are ranked 302nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leading L.C. Bird to victory were Kylie Kent and Sasha Hodge. Kent went 8 of 9 en route to 16 points and seven rebounds, while Hodge posted 14 points in addition to seven steals and six assists. Hodge is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Brielle Comer, who had six points along with five boards and three steals.

L.C. Bird smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive matchups.

L.C. Bird pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Midlothian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.

L.C. Bird has already played their next game (against Glen Allen), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Midlothian has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Powhatan.