AKELIA SMITH Game Report: @ Jefferson RISE Charter

A big congratulations to AKELIA SMITH, who grabbed at least five steals for the first time in her career. She went 5 of 9 on her way to 10 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals, helping propel Phoenix past Jefferson RISE Charter by a score of 66-7. We marked that as the best effort she's had all season, even better than her performance on November 20th (when she posted 11 points and three steals) (Gamescore: 18.3 vs. 15.7).

SMITH and Phoenix will look to defend their home court on Friday against South Plaquemines at 5:00 p.m. The game will pit SMITH up against the Hurricanes' star point guard Makenzie Parker. With so much talent on the court, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.