Basketball Recap: Vontaria Rush's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Simmons over Greenwood + How To Watch

Blue Devils

Previous 5 Games

12/05/25 @ Greenwood	43-45
12/02/25 vs O'Bannon	52-40
11/25/25 vs Leflore County	48-21
11/19/25 vs West Tallahatchie	44-36
11/18/25 @ Humphreys County	40-51

Simmons dropped down to 5-2 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Greenwood Bulldogs by a score of 45-43. The Blue Devils were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 37-28.

Simmons' defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Vontaria Rush, who posted eight points and seven boards. Rush has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sa'Riyah Alexander, who scored nine points and four steals.

As for Greenwood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since January 24th.

Greenwood found their leader in freshman Se'Nyah Smith, who put up 13 points in addition to seven rebounds and seven steals. The Bulldogs are undefeated when Smith posts five or more steals, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Damia Harris, who had six points.

Coming up, Simmons will take on Humphreys County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Greenwood, they have already played their next contest, a 53-37 victory against Amanda Elzy on the 6th.