It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Twinsburg had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They managed a 49-43 win over the Harding Raiders. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd in Ohio, while the Raiders are ranked 214th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kayla Cellura
| 02/22/25 vs Harding | 24 |
| 12/07/24 vs Nordonia | 19 |
| 11/26/24 @ Aurora | 19 |
| 02/07/24 vs West Geauga | 19 |
| 01/15/25 @ Solon | 18 |
Twinsburg was led to victory by Kayla Cellura and Jaci Hutton. Cellura went 8-for-14 on her way to 24 points and five boards, while Hutton posted 14 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Cellura a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Dye, who put up two points in addition to six assists and six rebounds.
Despite the loss, Harding still got an impressive performance from Akeelha Barnes, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten boards. Barnes has become a key player for Harding: the team is 13-6 when she posts at least eight rebounds, but 1-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Nadia McQueen, who went 7-for-9 to rack up 14 points and five boards.
Twinsburg has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. With the defeat, Harding broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-10.
Twinsburg wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 58-20 loss against Anthony Wayne on the 25th. Harding does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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