It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Powdersville had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Woodruff Wolverines as they made off with a 48-28 victory. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 20 points or more this season.
Powdersville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Makayla Assemian, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Assemian a new career-high in steals (eight). Another player making a difference was Caroline Sweet, who went 6-for-12 en route to 16 points and three steals.
Woodruff lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jensyn Turner, who posted 12 points along with seven boards and three steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Jasmine McKnight was another key player, putting up five points.
Patriots
| 02/19/25 vs Woodruff | 48-28 |
| 02/17/25 vs Mountain View Prep | 61-30 |
| 02/13/25 vs Wren | 63-48 |
| 02/11/25 @ Southside Christian | 55-37 |
| 02/07/25 vs St. Joseph's Catholic | 67-38 |
| + 12 more games |
The win was the 17th in a row for Powdersville, bringing their record for this year to 20-7. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to offensive rebounds: they averaged an imposing 13.76 offensive boards in those games compared to only 13.76 in the others. As for Woodruff, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-6.
Coming up, Powdersville will square off against Walhalla at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Walhalla has won seven straight at home, while Powdersville won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Woodruff does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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