After soaring to 59 points the game before, Walnut Ridge was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They were dealt a 78-23 loss at the hands of the Africentric Early College Nubians. The game marked the Scots' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
| 01/28/25 vs Africentric Early College | 10 |
| 01/10/25 @ Marion-Franklin | 5 |
| 01/21/25 @ Eastmoor Academy | 4 |
| 01/14/25 vs West | 4 |
| 12/28/24 vs Colerain | 4 |
Walnut Ridge's loss came despite strong showings from Teaira Simpson and Nariyah Roddy. Simpson posted ten points, while Roddy had eight points. Those ten points gave Simpson a new career-high.
Jae?Veyonna Brown was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 39 points and 14 boards for Africentric Early College. That makes it three consecutive games in which Brown has scored at least a third of Africentric Early College's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaunie Little, who put up 12 points and six steals.
Walnut Ridge is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to field goal percentage: their shooting accuracy was 47.2% in those games and 31% outside of them. As for Africentric Early College, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
Walnut Ridge has already played their next contest, a 43-37 defeat against Independence on the 31st. As for Africentric Early College, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 67-22 victory against South on the 31st.
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