West Bladen played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 68-20 loss at the hands of the St. Pauls Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 471st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 83rd).
Despite the defeat, West Bladen saw an underclassman step up: freshman Addison Wilcox posted six points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Zhari Shipman was her usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 20 points, 11 assists, and ten steals for St. Pauls. Shipman is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 12 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zakoreya Davis, who went 7 of 10 on her way to 16 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
West Bladen's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for St. Pauls, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
West Bladen wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 54-34 win against West Columbus on the 8th. As for St. Pauls, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-38 victory against Red Springs on the 9th.
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