West-Oak suffered their biggest defeat since February 22, 2024 on Friday. They had to suffer through a 68-36 loss at the hands of the Daniel Lions. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-17.
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Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Joey Burgess, who posted 14 points along with six rebounds and three blocks. Those three blocks gave Burgess a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Sosby, who earned seven points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, West-Oak smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Daniel to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braelin Cumbie, who went 8 of 18 on her way to 20 points. Cumbie is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Campbell Epting, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 16 points.
West-Oak's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Daniel, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
West-Oak will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Crescent at 6:00 p.m. on January 14th. West-Oak is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season. As for Daniel, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-37 win against Greer on the 6th.
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