Sunbright waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took down the Jellico Blue Devils 60-42. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
| 01/17/25 @ Jellico | 27 |
| 01/12/24 @ Jellico | 25 |
| 11/25/24 vs Harriman | 23 |
| 12/12/24 @ Harriman | 20 |
| 01/06/25 @ Greenback | 20 |
Sunbright got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mckenna Smith out in front who went 12 for 18 en route to 27 points and five steals. Those 27 points gave Smith a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Isabella Branstetter, who went 6 of 13 on her way to 14 points along with eight steals and seven boards.
Sunbright smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups.
Several Blue Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Savannah Lay, who posted six points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Macy Mccullah, who had ten points and five boards.
Sunbright is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Jellico, their loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-17.
Sunbright wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 38-34 defeat against Rockwood on the 21st. Jellico has also already played their next matchup (against Cosby), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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