Basketball Recap: Timberlake Christian Skates Past Chatham Hall with Ease

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Timberlake Christian). They really took it to the Chatham Hall Turtles for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-10 victory. The Tornadoes pushed the score to 42-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Turtles had no chance of recovering from.

Leading Timberlake Christian to victory were Dayla Sleboda and Rowan Yerrington. Sleboda shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, while Yerrington went 7 of 11 on her way to 14 points along with six assists and three steals. With that strong performance, Sleboda is now averaging an impressive 2.3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Elsie Smyth, who posted eight points and three steals.

Timberlake Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Chatham Hall, they dropped their record down to 0-4 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Timberlake Christian will welcome United Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Chatham Hall, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on The Covenant at 6:00 p.m. on January 14, 2025.