Walnut Ridge had won five straight home games and Nyah Hubbard did her part to make it six on Friday. The Walnut Ridge Scots came out on top against the Briggs Bruins by a score of 42-31 thanks in part to Hubbard, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Walnut Ridge's points.
| 01/17/25 vs Briggs | 12 |
| 12/13/24 vs Eastmoor Academy | 8 |
| 12/20/24 @ Africentric Early College | 5 |
| 12/07/24 @ Dunbar | 5 |
| 11/28/23 vs Whetstone | 5 |
Nariyah Roddy was another key player, putting up three points in addition to 12 rebounds and five steals. Those 12 boards gave her a new career-high.
Despite the defeat, Briggs saw an underclassman step up: freshman Mali Woods-Laws dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 71% of Briggs' points, marking the ninth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Walnut Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Briggs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
Walnut Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 60-35 loss against Eastmoor Academy on the 21st. Briggs has also already played their next contest (against Independence), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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