West Craven waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They strolled past the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars with points to spare, taking the game 60-46. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly 14 points.
Shalawn Yates
| 02/18/25 vs SouthWest Edgecombe | 15 |
| 02/14/25 @ SouthWest Edgecombe | 18 |
| 02/11/25 vs North Pitt | 15 |
| 02/07/25 vs Greene Central | 24 |
| 02/05/25 vs Washington | 34 |
| 02/04/25 vs Farmville Central | 24 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Craven to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shalawn Yates, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Yates' evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Felisha Wilson, who posted 15 points in addition to eight boards and four blocks.
West Craven smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
SouthWest Edgecombe lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kdeidria Collins, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. Collins is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Ka'Mariya Gandy was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and 11 boards.
West Craven's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points over those games. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-3.
As of now, neither West Craven nor SouthWest Edgecombe have any future games scheduled.
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