Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Columbia Wildcats walked away with it. They walked away with a 52-44 victory over the Tigers on Monday. This was payback for Columbia, who suffered a 39-33 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Columbia was led to victory by Indea Pounds and Jakira Brown. Pounds scored 15 points, while Brown scored 23 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Pounds has scored all season.
Northeast Jones lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Madison Evans, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Evans has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Falasia Cooley, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and six steals.
Columbia's win bumped their record up to 20-6. As for Northeast Jones, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-13.
Columbia will face off against Lanier at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Mississippi (Lanier is ranked 66th, while Columbia is ranked 71st). Northeast Jones does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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