Wiregrass was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were dealt a 61-24 loss at the hands of the Ezekiel Academy Knights. That's two games in a row now that the Kings have lost by exactly 37 points.
Jayda Dozier was Wiregrass' leading scorer, having posted 11 points. Delayne Benton held things down on the boards with nine rebounds. Josie Duren took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Ezekiel Academy was led to victory by Addi Newell and Alantis Richards. Newell went 6 of 15 en route to 16 points and five steals, while Richards went 5 for 10 on her way to 12 points and three steals. Those 12 points gave Richards a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jill Newell, who posted eight points.
Wiregrass' defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Ezekiel Academy, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 22-3.
Wiregrass does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ezekiel Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Brooklane Baptist at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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