The Kingstree Blazers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Andrews Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kingstree has three straight wins, Andrews has 18 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Kingstree is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Lamar: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Kingstree blew Lamar out of the water with a 71-9 final score. With the Blazers ahead 38-2 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Kingstree's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Naydia Shaw, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds, and Nyla Wallace, who went 8 for 12 en route to 20 points plus eight steals. The game was Shaw's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jaiden McKnight, who scored six points plus six steals and two blocks.
Kingstree smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Andrews just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Carvers Bay on the road and fell 48-15. The contest marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Andrews' defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Kingstree, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything came up roses for Kingstree against Andrews in their previous meeting back in February, as the team secured a 57-13 victory. In that game, Kingstree amassed a halftime lead of 36-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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