After flying high against May River last Tuesday, Aiken came back down to earth. The Aiken Fighting Green Hornets took a blow against the North Augusta Yellow Jackets on Friday, falling 59-27. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Green Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked fourth).
North Augusta found their leader in sophomore Ashley Walker, who went 7-for-17 to rack up 20 points and eight steals. Walker is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Celena Grant, who posted 11 points along with seven boards and three steals.
Aiken's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for North Augusta, the win (which was their 23rd in a row) raised their record to 26-1.
Aiken does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Augusta, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Gray Collegiate Academy at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (North Augusta has won nine straight at home, while Gray Collegiate Academy won six straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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