Thomas Sumter Academy had won three straight games and Malayia English did her part to make it four on Friday. The Thomas Sumter Academy Generals secured a 30-25 W over the Lee Academy Cavaliers thanks in part to English, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. She has become a key player for Thomas Sumter Academy: the team is undefeated when she posts at least eight boards, but 1-3 otherwise.
| 01/17/25 vs Lee Academy | 6 |
| 12/20/24 vs Colleton Prep Academy | 4 |
| 01/16/25 @ King's Academy | 3 |
| 01/09/25 vs King's Academy | 3 |
| 11/28/23 @ Clarendon Hall | 2 |
Another player making a difference was Ronia Sanders, who posted four points and six steals. Those six steals gave her a new career-high.
Despite the loss, Lee Academy still got an impressive performance from Mazie Tomlinson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 19 rebounds. Tomlinson is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least nine every time she's taken the court this season.
Thomas Sumter Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points per game. As for Lee Academy, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Thomas Sumter Academy has already played their next game (against Orangeburg Prep), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lee Academy will head out on the road to square off against Conway Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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