Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Augusta). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Gilbert Indians 88-8. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.
North Augusta's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ashley Walker, who went 9 of 12 en route to 21 points and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Walker a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Celena Grant, who went 8 for 10 on her way to 18 points in addition to five assists and four steals.
North Augusta was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Yellow Jackets
| 01/24/25 vs Gilbert | 88-8 |
| 01/18/25 vs Denmark-Olar | 52-37 |
| 01/17/25 vs Brookland-Cayce | 64-12 |
| 01/14/25 @ Airport | 49-9 |
| 01/09/25 vs South Aiken | 42-20 |
| + 9 more games |
The victory was the 14th in a row for North Augusta, bringing their record for this year to 17-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.5 points per game. As for Gilbert, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
North Augusta wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 70-11 win against Midland Valley on the 25th. Gilbert has also already played their next match (against Aiken), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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