After flying high against North Stafford last Thursday, Stafford came back down to earth. The Stafford Indians fell 55-46 to the Riverbend Bears on Tuesday. The Indians were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bears earlier this season, when they won 53-49.
Sanaa Jenkins
| 02/04/25 @ Riverbend | 17 |
| 01/24/25 @ Brooke Point | 15 |
| 01/23/25 vs Riverbend | 15 |
| 12/13/24 @ Colonial Forge | 14 |
| 01/30/25 vs North Stafford | 10 |
Stafford lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Sanaa Jenkins, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds. Those 17 points gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalaia Handy, who went 5 of 10 en route to 15 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Stafford smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Riverbend had a senior duo take command as Charlotte Mullinax went 7 for 15 to rack up 17 points and eight steals and Nyah Barnwell went 8 of 11 on her way to 17 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Those eight steals set a new season-high mark for Mullinax. Sabrina Alexander was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Stafford's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Riverbend, they pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Stafford didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-34 win against North Stafford on the 5th. As for Riverbend, they have also already played their next contest, a 64-48 victory against Brooke Point on the 6th.
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