It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the St. Stephens Indians had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They took down the Panthers 60-42. Given St. Stephens' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while Piedmont is ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Stephens to victory, but perhaps none more so than Molli Harris, who scored 19 points along with two steals. Harris hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Blevins, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds.
Despite the loss, Piedmont still got an impressive performance from Emily Polk, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Mikayla Baucom was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds.
St. Stephens is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Piedmont, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-11.
St. Stephens will head out on the road to face off against West Henderson at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Stephens is coming into the matchup with four straight wins on the road, so West Henderson will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Piedmont does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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