Recap: Greer Yellow Jackets vs. Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers
The Greer Yellow Jackets lost against the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers last Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Greer was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to Blue Ridge.
Despite the defeat, Greer had strong showings from Amiyah Clark-Lamelle, who scored 21 points along with 8 assists and 7 rebounds, and Jalasia Lewis, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Clark-Lamelle scored a full 42% of Greer's points, the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Alyssa Jackson was another key contributor, scoring 2 points along with 4 blocks.
It was another big night for Anyah Henderson, who scored 20 points along with 8 assists and 6 rebounds for Blue Ridge. The game was Henderson's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Helena danielle Earley, who scored 12 points along with 9 rebounds.
Greer has been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Blue Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greer is on the road again on Monday and play against Berea at 6:00 p.m. on December 11th. As for Blue Ridge, they will square off against St. Joseph's Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully St. Joseph's Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 35 on Saturday.
