Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Pelham Hornets walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Eagles on Wednesday as they made off with a 52-31 victory. Pelham has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 21 points or more this season.
Pelham was led to victory by Sariyah Chester and Truth Wimberly. Chester scored nine points along with seven rebounds and two steals, while Wimberly scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tybresha Almond, who scored six points along with eight rebounds.
Crawford County's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bailey Carreker, who scored four points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Jakayla Peeples, who scored nine points along with two blocks.
Crawford County struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Pelham racked up eight assists.
The win was the ninth in a row for Pelham, bringing their record for this year to 17-6. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points per game. As for Crawford County, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-18.
Pelham will face off against East Laurens at TBD on Friday. Hopefully Pelham focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Wednesday. Crawford County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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