Arabia Mountain has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 66-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Woodward Academy War Eagles on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the War Eagles are ranked 35th).
Angelina Billingsley
| 02/07/25 vs Woodward Academy | 26 |
| 02/01/25 @ Lakeside | 20 |
| 12/13/24 vs Dunwoody | 19 |
| 11/19/24 vs South Paulding | 18 |
| 02/06/24 @ Lithonia | 14 |
Despite the loss, Arabia Mountain still got an impressive performance from Angelina Billingsley, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and 16 rebounds. Those 26 points gave Billingsley a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sha'Nya Heath, who posted 16 points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Arabia Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in eight consecutive matchups.
Woodward Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kayla Whitner, who went 6-for-11 en route to 18 points and seven rebounds. Whitner is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lauryn Dennis-Cooper, who went 7-for-13 to rack up 20 points.
Arabia Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Woodward Academy, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-5.
Arabia Mountain didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-26 victory against Shiloh on the 11th. As for Woodward Academy, they will challenge Arabia Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Woodward Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 contests -- so hopefully Arabia Mountain likes a good challenge.
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