Basketball Recap: Chelsea Beats Pelham for Their Seventh Straight Victory

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

12/14/24 vs Parker	53
01/03/25 vs Helena	45
01/07/25 vs Pelham	39
11/15/24 vs Oak Mountain	37
12/06/24 @ Oak Mountain	36

Chelsea had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 62-38 margin over the Pelham Panthers. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 23 points or more this season.

Pelham's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tee King, who went 8 of 20 on her way to 20 points, and Hannah Bankston, who posted eight points and six boards. That was a full 52.6% of Pelham's points, marking the tenth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points.

Chelsea is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Pelham, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10.

Chelsea has already played their next game, a 66-41 win against Neshoba Central on the 20th. As for Pelham, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 56-46 defeat against Hewitt-Trussville on the 18th.