Jack Britt lost against Seventy-First back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Jack Britt Buccaneers took a 50-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Seventy-First Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Falcons are ranked 97th).
Desaya Ellis
| 02/04/25 @ Seventy-First | 21 |
| 12/19/24 vs South View | 18 |
| 12/09/24 vs Pine Forest | 17 |
| 01/17/25 @ Gray's Creek | 12 |
| 12/08/23 vs Scotland | 12 |
When it comes to explaining why Jack Britt lost, don't look at Desaya Ellis. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Ellis a new career-high in points. Alexia White was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Jack Britt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds every time they've taken the court this season.
Seventy-First got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Alani-Skye Wilkerson out in front who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 14 boards. Wilkerson is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kariana Williams, who posted 12 points and five steals.
Jack Britt's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Seventy-First, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Jack Britt has already played their next game, a 52-45 defeat against Scotland on the 5th. As for Seventy-First, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 58-52 loss against South View on the 5th.
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