Whitharral had won three straight home games and Paige Smith did her part to make it four on Tuesday. The Whitharral Panthers blew past the Amherst Bulldogs, posting a 73-14 victory thanks in part to Smith, who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc on her way to 35 points and six rebounds. That makes it 23 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Whitharral's points.
01/28/25 vs Amherst | 5 |
01/21/25 @ Cotton Center | 4 |
12/20/24 vs Lockney | 2 |
12/27/24 vs Sundown | 2 |
12/13/24 vs All Saints Episcopal School | 1 |
Elizabeth Reyna was another key player, putting up two points along with seven boards, five assists, and three steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in assists.
Whitharral is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for Amherst, they are on a 21-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-19.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Whitharral will take on Meadow at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitharral knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Meadow likes a good challenge. Amherst has already played their next match (against Wellman-Union), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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