Jay had won four straight games and Ny'Ashia Barnes did her part to make it five on Friday. The Jay Mustangs secured a 51-45 W over the Midland Legacy Rebels thanks in part to Barnes, who earned 19 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in assists.
Barnes wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Jay was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's a new trend for Jay: they were averaging NaN assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.3.
Jay is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Midland Legacy, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
Jay wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 40-34 loss against Holmes on the 16th. As for Midland Legacy, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Lubbock-Cooper at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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