Even though the Beach Bulldogs scored an imposing 57 points on Friday, the Calvary Day Cavaliers still came out on top. Calvary Day strolled past Beach with points to spare, taking the game 74-57. Given Calvary Day's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while Beach is ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Destini Gooddine continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 33 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zora Geiger, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Mariah Reid and Aziyria Phillips certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Reid scored 26 points along with two steals, while Phillips scored 18 points along with seven rebounds. That was a full 45.6% of Beach's points, marking the 23rd time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Heaven Walker, who scored five points along with five rebounds.
Calvary Day is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-15.
Calvary Day won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Savannah Country Day at 4:00 p.m. on February 17th. Hopefully Calvary Day focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday. As for Beach, they will head out on the road to face off against Peach County at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Peach County is coming into the contest with seven straight defeats at home, meaning Beach will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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