Janiya Brown leads a balanced attack to beat Mathews

By Team Reports Jan 13, 2024, 5:32pm

Recap: King & Queen Central Royal Tigers vs. Mathews Blue Devils

The King & Queen Central Royal Tigers's game last Monday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 31-18 win over Mathews. That's another feather in the cap for King & Queen Central, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.

King & Queen Central's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Janiya Brown, who scored 14 points along with five steals. That's the first time this season that Brown grabbed two or more steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Amelia Moaney, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and two steals.

King & Queen Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Mathews, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 3-11.

King & Queen Central will head out on the road to square off against Mathews at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Mathews, they will look to defend their home court against King & Queen Central at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully King & Queen Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.