Basketball Recap: Cole Skates Past Young Women's Leadership Academy with Ease

It was a proper cat-fight when Cole faced off against Young Women's Leadership Academy on Tuesday. The Cole Cougars took their game with ease, bagging a 68-27 victory over the Young Women's Leadership Academy Cardinals. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 30 point advantage.

Cole's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aysia Gholston, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine assists. Those nine assists gave Gholston a new career-high. Kendall Gonzales was another key player, going 8 for 13 on her way to 21 points and seven rebounds.

Gholston wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Cole was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Cole has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Young Women's Leadership Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-18.

Cole will venture away from home to challenge Marion at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cole is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games. As for Young Women's Leadership Academy, they will take on Randolph at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.