The Leesville Road Pride had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past New Hanover 53-51. That's another feather in the cap for Leesville Road, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Leesville Road's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Finley Lewis, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Lewis is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiel Lawless, who scored nine points along with three steals.
New Hanover's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Iyana Rogers, who scored 19 points along with five steals, and Brianna Stanley who scored 20 points along with five assists and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rogers has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tamorie Wilson, who scored six points along with three steals.
Leesville Road is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for New Hanover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-8.
Leesville Road is on the road again on Friday and plays Richmond at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Richmond knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine matches -- so hopefully Leesville Road likes a good challenge. New Hanover does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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