D.H. Conley and Jacksonville are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2020, but not for long. The D.H. Conley Vikings will welcome the Jacksonville Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
D.H. Conley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering South Central just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a 68-25 loss at the hands of the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 48 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They breezed by the Rams to the tune of 71-29. With the Cardinals ahead 36-15 at the half, the game was all but over already.
D.H. Conley better focus on containing Izabella Hernandez and Emma Radcliffe as the pair were huge in Jacksonville's win. Hernandez posted 16 points along with seven rebounds and six assists, while Radcliffe went 9 for 14 on her way to 22 points. That's the most assists Hernandez has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Serayah White, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards.
Jacksonville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.
Jacksonville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for D.H. Conley, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.
D.H. Conley came up short against Jacksonville in their previous matchup back in January, falling 58-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jacksonville's Kelize Velez-Galan, who went 8 of 12 en route to 27 points and five rebounds. Now that D.H. Conley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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