Porter Ridge suffered their biggest defeat since November 29, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 75-55 to the Weddington Warriors. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Porter Ridge still got an impressive performance from Ashanti Taylor, who dropped a double-double with 29 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 52.7% of Porter Ridge's points, marking the fifth time in a row Taylor has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kali Williams, who had 19 points and six boards.
Pirates
| 02/18/25 vs Weddington | 18 |
| 02/04/25 vs Cuthbertson | 14 |
| 01/28/25 @ Marvin Ridge | 6 |
| 01/17/25 @ Cuthbertson | 13 |
| 01/08/25 @ Monroe | 14 |
| + 33 more games |
Even though they lost, Porter Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Caroline Clark continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Weddington, going 7-for-12 from beyond the arc on her way to 29 points. With that strong performance, Clark is now averaging an impressive 15 points per game. Another player making a difference was Gabriella Walker, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 11 points.
Porter Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Weddington, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Porter Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Weddington, they will square off against Marvin Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Weddington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.
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