
Red Flashes
01/18/25 vs Trenton | 45-40 |
01/17/25 @ Yulee | 72-16 |
01/14/25 vs Suwannee | 64-27 |
01/13/25 vs Fernandina Beach | 51-20 |
01/10/25 @ Fort White | 53-38 |
Hilliard waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They snuck past the Trenton Tigers with a 45-40 win. This was payback for the Red Flashes, who suffered a 46-37 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Hilliard's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alyssa Hallman, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards. Hallman is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Justice Alderman, who posted 11 points.
Hilliard smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games.
Loss or not, Trenton got some senior leadership from Nyima Gillyard and Koi Perry. Gillyard dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Perry scored 14 points. That was a full 35% of Trenton's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Hilliard pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for Trenton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-7.
Hilliard has already played their next contest (against St. Johns Country Day), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Trenton will square off against P.K. Yonge at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Trenton is facing P.K. Yonge at the right time seeing as P.K. Yonge is stuck on a 17-game losing streak.
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