After flying high against the Lake Weir Hurricanes on Thursday, the Williston Red Devils came back down to earth. Williston took a 67-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of Newberry on Friday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Williston in their matchups with Newberry: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Williston saw an underclassman step up: Kaelynn Brown scored 14 points along with 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Janiyah Span was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Williston's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Newberry, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Williston will take on Dunnellon at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Dunnellon focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Saturday. As for Newberry, they will head out on the road to face off against Santa Fe at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
