After a string of four wins, Godby's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 58-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ribault Trojans. The Cougars were probably out for revenge after losing 57-43 to them when the teams met back in January of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
01/03/25 @ Ribault | 27 |
12/19/24 vs Madison County | 19 |
12/17/24 @ Leon | 19 |
Despite the loss, Godby still got an impressive performance from Kenijah Clayton, who went 9 of 14 en route to 27 points. The game was Clayton's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Logan Cornelius, who posted six points in addition to 12 rebounds and seven steals.
Even though they lost, Godby smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive rebounds in eight consecutive contests.
Ribault got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Destiny Donaldson out in front who went 7 of 10 on her way to 15 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Donaldson 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 Trista Brown, who had 13 points in addition to six boards and five assists.
The defeat was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 8-4. As for Ribault, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Godby will head out to take on Madison County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Godby is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season. As for Ribault, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 1-0 loss against Rutherford on the 4th.
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