Basketball Recap: West Henderson Falls Despite Big Games from Nyla Carroll and Kayden Lyda

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Henderson can now relate to. They took a hard 66-52 fall against the Oak Grove Grizzlies on Friday.

Kayden Lyda

Steals

02/28/25 @ Oak Grove	2
02/25/25 @ Parkwood	2
02/18/25 @ Franklin	4
02/13/25 vs Tuscola	6
02/11/25 @ Tuscola	2
+ 15 more games

Kayden Lyda and Nyla Carroll certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Lyda posted 11 points and five rebounds, while Carroll earned 11 points. Lyda has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 20 times she's played. Another player making a difference was June Scontras, who had 12 points and three steals.

Even though they lost, West Henderson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 41 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Oak Grove was led to victory by Victoria Lockamy and Kalin Favreau. Lockamy scored 23 points along with seven steals and five boards, while Favreau shot 45% from the field on her way to 16 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Those seven steals gave Lockamy a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cora Hadley, who put up seven points and five boards.

West Henderson's loss dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Oak Grove, the victory was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-7.

West Henderson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oak Grove, they have already played their next contest, a 52-48 win against Pisgah on the 4th.