The Seventy-First Falcons won the last time they faced the Douglas Byrd Eagles, and things went their way on Friday too. Seventy-First took their game at home with ease, bagging a 62-35 win over Douglas Byrd.
Mariyah Massey continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alani-Skye Wilkerson, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Despite the defeat, Douglas Byrd had strong showings from Fabiola Rodriguez, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds, and Jazmine Burns, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and four blocks. It was the first time this season that Rodriguez pulled down eight or more rebounds.
The win got Seventy-First back to even at 12-12. As for Douglas Byrd, they dropped their record down to 3-19 with that defeat, which was their 21st straight on the road dating back to last season.
Seventy-First's homestand continues as they prepare to take on Lumberton at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Lumberton focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Friday. As for Douglas Byrd, they will head out on the road to square off against Cape Fear at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cape Fear has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 872 points over their last 12 matches.
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