
Kiley Beach
01/31/25 vs Chiefland | 3 |
01/30/25 vs Hamilton County | 3 |
01/24/25 vs Union County | 4 |
01/17/25 @ Bell | 2 |
01/16/25 vs Jefferson County | 5 |
Lafayette had won three straight home games and Kiley Beach did her part to make it four on Friday. The Lafayette Hornets came out on top in a nail-biter against the Chiefland Indians, sneaking past 51-48 thanks in part to Beach, who went 7 for 12 on her way to 19 points and three steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played.
Despite the loss, Chiefland saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nyasia Bivins dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Bivins a new career-high in steals (eight). Another player making a difference was Brianna Bell, who posted nine points and five steals.
Lafayette has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.9 points per game. As for Chiefland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-5.
Lafayette and Chiefland are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Lafayette has already played their next contest (against Madison County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Chiefland has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Bronson.
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