Basketball Recap: Port Gibson Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Jan 22, 2025, 4:02pm

Basketball Recap: Port Gibson Blue Waves vs. Richland Rangers

Port Gibson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a hard 36-19 fall against the Richland Rangers. The Blue Waves were not able to make up for their defeat to the Rangers from their previous meeting back in February of 2015.

When it comes to explaining why Port Gibson lost, don't look at Ger'Kiya Flowers. Despite the final result, she posted nine points. That was a full 47.4% of Port Gibson's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.

Blue Waves

Previous 5 Games

01/18/25 @ Richland19-36
01/17/25 @ Franklin County40-57
01/14/25 vs South Pike34-60
01/10/25 @ Wesson37-42
01/03/25 @ Jefferson County30-37

Even though they lost, Port Gibson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive games.

Port Gibson's loss dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Richland, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-3.

Port Gibson has already played their next match (against Jefferson County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Richland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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