Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Piedmont Academy). They took their match on Thursday with ease, bagging an 80-38 win over St. George. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 24 points or more this season.
Marissa Holder continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 30 points and 13 boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Piedmont Academy's points. Sarah Ellen Stroud was another key player, going 7 for 13 on her way to 16 points in addition to seven assists and six boards.
Piedmont Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. George's only racked up three assists.
St. George's lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Knoxie Burson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Perrin Boatright, who posted six points.
Cougars
| 01/09/25 vs St. George's | 80-38 |
| 01/03/25 vs Central Fellowship Christian Academy | 59-49 |
| 12/06/24 vs Gatewood | 57-33 |
| 12/03/24 vs Westfield School | 49-40 |
| 11/22/24 vs Augusta Prep Day | 58-17 |
| + 9 more games |
Piedmont Academy's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.6 points. As for St. George's, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-2.
Piedmont Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. George's: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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