If Jackson Day was feeling good fresh off their 73-5 takedown of Sugar Creek Charter last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Jackson Day Mariners fell to the Queen's Grant Stallions 44-40. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mariners this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 47-31 back in December of 2024.
| 01/29/25 @ Queen's Grant | 4 |
| 01/24/25 vs Sugar Creek Charter | 5 |
| 01/20/25 vs Ridge View | 4 |
Jackson Day lost on Wednesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Courtney Ashford, who posted nine points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Ashford has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Laylah Toscano, who earned eight points along with seven boards and five assists.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Queen's Grant to victory, but perhaps none more so than Za'Miya Bynum, who went 13 for 21 en route to 29 points in addition to seven steals and five rebounds. That makes it 16 consecutive games in which Bynum has scored at least a third of Queen's Grant's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Misa Garris, who had 13 points along with eight steals and six assists.
Jackson Day's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9. As for Queen's Grant, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which lines up perfectly with their 12-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jackson Day will square off against Piedmont Community Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Queen's Grant, they will take on Sugar Creek Charter at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Queen's Grant is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.8 points per game this season.
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