
Tigers
02/04/25 vs Lakeland | 55 |
12/02/24 vs Tallwood | 51 |
12/28/24 vs Pasquotank County | 50 |
12/27/24 vs Currituck County | 50 |
01/18/25 vs Bayside | 48 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oscar Smith). They walked away with a 55-45 victory over the Lakeland Cavaliers on Tuesday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Oscar Smith found their leader in sophomore Zyonna Ellis, who almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, 12 boards, and nine steals. Those 21 points set a new season-high mark for Ellis. The team also got some help courtesy of Reanna Keaton, who posted 13 points in addition to six assists and six steals.
Janae Carter and Aubrianna Paiz certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Carter went 9 of 21 to rack up 23 points along with eight rebounds and six steals, while Paiz earned ten points in addition to seven steals and five boards. Paiz has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alainah Overton, who had five points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Oscar Smith's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Oscar Smith didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-17 loss against King's Fork on the 7th. As for Lakeland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 81-22 defeat against Nansemond River on the 5th.
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