
Hornets
01/29/25 vs Whitmire | 68 |
12/18/24 vs South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind | 63 |
01/24/25 @ McCormick | 58 |
01/13/25 @ Calhoun Falls Charter | 53 |
01/17/25 @ Thornwell | 51 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dixie). They took their matchup on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 68-22 win over the Whitmire Wolverines. The Hornets haven't had any issues with the Wolverines recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Leading Dixie to victory were Jaylia Turner and Kerrie O'Shields. Turner posted 18 points and five steals, while O'Shields scored 20 points in addition to six boards and six steals. O'Shields is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed four or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of LaNya Dotson, who earned seven points and three steals.
Despite the loss, Whitmire still got an impressive performance from Trystan Samples, who put up 11 points. Those 11 points gave Samples a new career-high. Brooklynn Babb was another key player, putting up seven points.
Dixie's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32 points. As for Whitmire, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Dixie has already played their next game, a 67-34 victory against South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind on the 30th. As for Whitmire, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 40-32 win against GREEN Upstate on the 31st.
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