Basketball Recap: Philip Barbour's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Colts

Previous Games

02/13/25 @ Preston	71-50
02/08/25 vs Petersburg	70-61
02/05/25 vs Fairmont Senior	81-47
02/03/25 @ Moorefield	54-35
01/29/25 vs Liberty	72-23
+ 2 more games

Philip Barbour had won six straight games and Izzy Knotts did her part to make it seven on Thursday. The Philip Barbour Colts put the hurt on the Preston Knights with a sharp 71-50 victory thanks in part to Knotts, who dropped a triple-double with 27 points, ten boards, and 12 steals. She is becoming a predictor of Philip Barbour's success: when she posts at least three steals the team is 9-4 (and 1-2 when she doesn't).

Finley Carpenter was another key player, going 7-for-13 en route to 17 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Those 17 points gave her a new career-high.

When it comes to explaining why Preston lost, don't look at Cameryn Sypolt. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 20 points and 14 boards. With that strong performance, Sypolt is now averaging an impressive 8.2 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendra Nazelrod, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 14 boards.

Philip Barbour pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points over those games. As for Preston, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11.

Philip Barbour has already played their next game, a 73-60 victory against Bridgeport on the 14th. Preston has also already played their next contest (against Mountain Ridge), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.