There's no place like home for East Bladen, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They really took it to the North Brunswick Scorpions for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-31 victory. With the Eagles ahead 38-12 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Laila Smith had an outrageously good game as she dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds. She has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 30 times she's played. Another player making a difference was NeNe Ward, who went 8 for 17 en route to 19 points plus six steals and five rebounds.
East Bladen smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, North Brunswick had strong showings from Emilee Camacho, who scored nine points, and Dari?Elle Young, who posted ten points. The dominant performance also gave Young a new career-high in threes (three).
East Bladen's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.6 points. As for North Brunswick, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
East Bladen has already played their next matchup (against North Brunswick), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. North Brunswick has already played their next game (against East Bladen), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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