Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nimitz). They blew past the Aldine Mustangs 71-10 on Friday. The Cougars pushed the score to 62-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs had no chance of recovering from.
12/13/24 @ Aldine | 24 |
12/10/24 vs MacArthur | 23 |
12/03/24 @ Cypress Falls | 23 |
11/25/24 @ Cypress Ridge | 18 |
12/06/24 @ Goose Creek Memorial | 13 |
Nimitz had a senior duo take command as Aniah Richard went 11 of 19 en route to 24 points along with six assists and five steals and Chloe Williams went 8 for 9 on her way to 18 points and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Richard has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayana Walpool, who posted six points and three steals.
Nimitz was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Aldine only posted four assists.
The win (which was Nimitz's third in a row) raised their record to 11-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.7 points per game. As for Aldine, they dropped their record down to 1-12 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home.
Nimitz didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-33 loss against Westfield on the 17th. As for Aldine, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 43-15 defeat against MacArthur on the 17th.
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