Recap: Audenried vs. Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas
Audenried scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They breezed by Mastery Charter North - Pickett at home to the tune of 75-38. Audenried might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matches by 27 points or more this season.
Leading Audenried to victory were Senaya Parker and Shayla Smith. Parker scored 24 points along with six rebounds and five assists, while Smith dropped a triple-double on 24 points, 12 rebounds, and ten assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least 25% of Audenried's points. Another player making a difference was Aniyah Howard, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Despite the loss, Mastery Charter North - Pickett still got an impressive performance from Zaakirah Edwards , who scored 19 points. Edwards continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Leilany Ayala was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Audenried, bringing their record for this year to 12-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for Mastery Charter North - Pickett, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season.
Audenried will square off against Penn Wood at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Penn Wood will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 356th, while Audenried is ranked 48th). As for Mastery Charter North - Pickett, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Imhotep Charter at 4:30 p.m.
