Basketball Recap: Columbus International Skates Past East with Ease

Lions

Margin (Wins)

12/02/24 vs Horizon Science Academy	76
12/04/24 vs Cristo Rey	61
01/17/25 @ Northland	44
12/20/24 @ Mifflin	43
12/10/24 vs Northland	35

Columbus International won the last time they faced East and things went their way on Friday too. The Columbus International Lions breezed by the East Tigers to the tune of 75-47. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 22 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Leila Carter, who shot 5-for-8 from downtown and almost dropped a triple-double on 30 points, ten rebounds, and nine assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Columbus International's points. Another player making a difference was Marley Benson, who posted 15 points along with eight assists and seven steals.

Carter wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Columbus International was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

When it comes to explaining why East lost, don't look at Kaliyah Barron. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 23 points and 19 boards. Barron is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last 29 games she's played dating back to last season. Makeda Inman was another key player, putting up 16 points and eight boards.

Columbus International has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for East, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-10.

Columbus International wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 51-48 defeat against Linden-McKinley on the 27th. East has also already played their next matchup, a 69-23 loss against Centennial on the 27th.