Basketball Recap: Stephanie Miller's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Whitwell over South Pittsburg

Whitwell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 42-35 to the South Pittsburg Pirates. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, with their most recent loss being a 46-30 defeat back in January.

Stephanie Miller

Points (Career)

02/22/25 vs South Pittsburg	15
01/23/25 @ Dalton Academy	13
01/14/25 @ St. Andrews-Sewanee	13
02/03/25 @ Copper Basin	11
01/17/25 vs Gordonsville	11

Whitwell's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Stephanie Miller, who posted 15 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Miller a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Callie Brock, who went 5-for-10 en route to 12 points in addition to five boards and four steals.

Whitwell's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for South Pittsburg, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8.

Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Tigers take on the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. South Pittsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.