After losing to Palisades the last time they met, Olympic decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Olympic Trojans secured a 33-29 W over the Palisades Pumas on Tuesday.
Arianna Shaw
| 02/18/25 @ Palisades | 19 |
| 12/29/23 vs Winthrop College Prep Academy | 17 |
| 12/01/23 vs Statesville | 15 |
| 12/27/24 @ First Baptist School | 14 |
| 12/17/24 vs South Mecklenburg | 14 |
Leading Olympic to victory were Arianna Shaw and Chaya James. Shaw went 8-for-11 en route to 19 points along with six boards and four steals, while James posted six points and 13 rebounds. Those 19 points gave Shaw a new career-high. Barri Terry was another key player, putting up four points in addition to ten boards and five assists.
When it comes to explaining why Palisades lost, don't look at Jala Jones. Despite the final result, she had seven points along with 12 rebounds and six steals. Jones is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Young, who put up eight points.
Olympic's win bumped their record up to 9-16. As for Palisades, they dropped their record down to 10-15 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Looking ahead, Olympic will square off against Ardrey Kell at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Olympic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Palisades does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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