The Josey Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Central Chargers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Josey sitting on three straight wins and Central on 19.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Josey walked away with it. They took down the Leopards 65-48 on Tuesday. 65 seems to be a good number for Josey as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Josey's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Shaniya Sanders, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points and 1 assist. Sanders is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kerri Fluellen, who scored ten points along with seven steals and six rebounds.
Columbia typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Central proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 44-37 victory over the Eagles.
Josey has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-3 record this season. As for Central, they pushed their record up to 26-4 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road.
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