Collins Hill entered their matchup against Discovery on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Collins Hill Eagles took a 59-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Discovery Titans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 47-38 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2021.
When it comes to explaining why Collins Hill lost, don't look at Kaleigh Heywood. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Heywood a new career-high in field goal percentage (77%). Imari Brewer was another key player, posting 12 points.
Even though they lost, Collins Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Discovery's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaylon Jackson led the charge by going 8 for 19 en route to 20 points plus four steals. Another player making a difference was Jade Jones, who earned 13 points plus eight assists and two steals.
Collins Hill now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Discovery, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Collins Hill has already played their next match (against Discovery), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Discovery, they will challenge Central Gwinnett at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Discovery is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.
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