Olympic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 43-34 win over the Palisades Pumas. For the Trojans, this counts as revenge for the 36-29 victory the Pumas walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.
Jasmyn Ashbourne
| 01/07/25 @ Palisades | 14 |
| 12/07/23 vs Hopewell | 13 |
| 02/17/24 vs Harding University | 13 |
| 12/14/24 @ Weddington | 13 |
| 12/01/23 vs Statesville | 13 |
Olympic got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jasmyn Ashbourne out in front who posted 14 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Ashbourne a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chaya James, who had eight points in addition to eight blocks and six boards.
When it comes to explaining why Palisades lost, don't look at Tynilla Simpkins. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on ten rebounds and 55 steals. Simpkins has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jade Marshall, who put up ten points in addition to eight boards and seven steals.
Olympic's record now sits at 6-8. As for Palisades, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Olympic will host Myers Park at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Palisades, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Ballantyne Ridge at 4:30 p.m. Palisades is facing Ballantyne Ridge at the right time seeing as Ballantyne Ridge is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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