St. Pauls waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Clinton Dark Horses 66-44. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.
| 01/29/25 vs Clinton | 7 |
| 01/28/25 vs Midway | 7 |
| 01/18/25 vs Lumberton | 6 |
| 01/17/25 vs Fairmont | 3 |
| 01/09/25 @ Red Springs | 2 |
Leading St. Pauls to victory were Zhari Shipman and Zakoreya Davis. Shipman went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points in addition to seven steals and six assists, while Davis dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Shipman has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 17 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Monroe, who posted 11 points and six boards.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: St. Pauls was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clinton only posted two assists.
Clinton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Phoenix Everett, who put up nine points and six steals. Ciara Stuart was another key player, putting up 11 points.
St. Pauls has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Clinton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-7.
St. Pauls has already played their next contest, a 64-27 victory against West Bladen on the 31st. As for Clinton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 56-33 win against Midway on the 31st.
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