Basketball Recap: Columbia Now 8-2 over Last Ten Games

Sariya Robinson

Rebounds

01/24/25 vs Forrest County Agricultural	12
01/17/25 vs Purvis	3
01/14/25 @ Lawrence County	11
01/10/25 vs Poplarville	6
01/07/25 @ Forrest County Agricultural	17

Forrest County Agricultural came into Friday's contest looking for another win against Columbia, but Sariya Robinson wouldn't allow it. The Columbia Wildcats came out on top against the Forrest County Agricultural Aggies by a score of 41-34 on Friday thanks in part to Robinson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 8.1 boards per game.

Another player making a difference was Raniyah Woodson, who posted five points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (three).

Columbia is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.1 points per game. As for Forrest County Agricultural, they moved to 14-9 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Columbia Wildcats challenge the Bay Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bay's defense has only allowed 26.3 points per game this season, so Columbia's offense will have their work cut out for them. Forrest County Agricultural has already played their next game (against Lawrence County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.