Leesville Road fought the good fight in their overtime game against Athens Drive on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Athens Drive Jaguars 51-47. The Pride were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Jaguars earlier this season, when they won 51-38.
Finley Lewis
| 02/12/25 vs Athens Drive | 15 |
| 02/11/25 @ Enloe | 10 |
| 02/07/25 vs Cardinal Gibbons | 17 |
| 02/04/25 @ Athens Drive | 16 |
| 01/30/25 @ Broughton | 12 |
| 01/28/25 vs Enloe | 14 |
Despite the defeat, Leesville Road saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Finley Lewis dropped a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Lewis has been hot, having posted ten or more boards the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mattie Matonic, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 10 points.
Athens Drive's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Makenzie Kelly, who went 5-for-11 en route to 14 points and six assists. That's the most assists Kelly has posted since back in November of 2024. Kianna Gulley was another key player, putting up 14 points and eight rebounds.
Leesville Road's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 15-5. As for Athens Drive, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Leesville Road didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 77-11 win against Sanderson on the 14th. As for Athens Drive, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 54-42 victory against Cardinal Gibbons on the 14th.
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