Basketball Recap: Billingsley Piles Up the Points Against Maplesville

By Team Reports Dec 19, 2024, 12:52pm

Basketball Recap: Billingsley Bears vs. Maplesville Red Devils

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Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Billingsley). They claimed a resounding 65-20 victory over the Maplesville Red Devils. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 36 points or more this season.

Alana Jones

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Billingsley was led to victory by Alana Jones and Derrica Motley. Jones dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 boards, while Motley went 9 of 19 on her way to 21 points along with eight steals and seven assists. Jones has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more boards the last 31 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaliyah McCary, who posted eight points and seven rebounds.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Billingsley was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Billingsley's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Maplesville, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-1.

Billingsley will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Ellwood Christian at 5:00 p.m. As for Maplesville, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Marion at 6:15 p.m. on January 2, 2025.

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