Chiefland has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 51-48 heartbreaker at the hands of the Lafayette Hornets. The Indians were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hornets earlier this season, when they won 37-27.
01/31/25 @ Lafayette | 8 |
11/21/24 vs Saint Francis Catholic | 7 |
11/19/24 vs Riverside Christian | 5 |
12/03/24 @ North Marion | 5 |
12/05/24 vs Bell | 5 |
Despite the loss, Chiefland still got an impressive performance from Nyasia Bivins, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Bivins a new career-high in steals (eight). Brianna Bell was another key player, putting up nine points and five steals.
Kiley Beach was a one-woman wrecking crew for Lafayette as she went 7 for 12 on her way to 19 points and three steals. Beach is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Kendrick, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 boards.
Chiefland's defeat dropped their record down to 18-5. As for Lafayette, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-5.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Chiefland will square off against Bronson on Tuesday. As for Lafayette, they will challenge Madison County on Thursday.
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