Basketball Recap: Shaw Comes Up Short

If Shaw was feeling good fresh off their 49-18 takedown of Chattahoochee County last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Raiders were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 56-55 to the Russell County Warriors. Even though they lost, the Raiders' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.2 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Brooke Shipp

Points

11/15/25 @ Chattahoochee County	9
11/08/25 @ Russell County	13
11/11/25 vs Troup County	18
11/22/25 vs Russell County	21

Loss or not, Shaw got some senior leadership from Brooke Shipp and Quishyi Walcott. Shipp went 7-for-17 to rack up 21 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals, while Walcott posted 18 points along with seven boards and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Shipp has scored all season. Another player making a difference was MARIAH PACHECO, who scored five points along with five rebounds and four steals.

Mckenzie Word was her usual excellent self, shooting 67% from the field on her way to 27 points for Russell County. What's more, Word also posted a 57% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in November of 2024. Camyra Toney was another key player, putting up eight points and seven boards.

Shaw's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Russell County, the win keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.

Shaw will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Northside at 6:00 p.m. on December 2. As for Russell County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-19 victory against Loachapoka on the 25th.