After flying high against J.H. Rose last Tuesday, D.H. Conley came back down to earth. The D.H. Conley Vikings fell 58-51 to the Jacksonville Cardinals on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost three in a row.
| 01/09/25 @ Jacksonville | 15 |
| 01/07/25 vs J.H. Rose | 18 |
| 01/03/25 vs Havelock | 19 |
D.H. Conley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Charlazha Wilson, who posted 15 points. Wilson's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaniyah Alston, who went 7 of 9 en route to 14 points and six boards.
Even though they lost, D.H. Conley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups.
Kelize Velez-Galan was her usual excellent self, going 8 for 12 on her way to 27 points and five rebounds for Jacksonville. Velez-Galan is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 17 or more in the last eight games she's played. Destini Benton was another key player, putting up ten points along with five boards and four steals.
D.H. Conley's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Jacksonville, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
D.H. Conley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 68-36 win against New Bern on the 17th. Jacksonville has also already played their next contest, a 76-46 loss against South Central on the 17th.
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