Basketball Recap: Seventy-First Snags Fifth Win in Last Six Games

Alani-Skye Wilkerson

Rebounds

02/08/25 vs Douglas Byrd	10
02/07/25 @ Purnell Swett	10
02/05/25 @ South View	10
02/04/25 vs Jack Britt	14
01/31/25 vs Cape Fear	13
+ 5 more games

Seventy-First won the last time they faced Douglas Byrd, and Alani-Skye Wilkerson did her part to make sure it happened again. The Seventy-First Falcons took their match on Saturday with ease, bagging a 61-34 win over the Douglas Byrd Eagles thanks in part to Wilkerson, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten boards. She has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last ten times she's played.

Kamryn Hardy was another key player, putting up two points. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (three).

Douglas Byrd's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Shania McLucas, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jazmine Burns, who posted nine points and four blocks.

Seventy-First is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Douglas Byrd, they dropped their record down to 7-12 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Looking ahead, Seventy-First will venture away from home to square off against Lumberton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Seventy-First is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season. As for Douglas Byrd, they have already played their next contest, a 54-40 loss against Jack Britt on the 10th.