After flying high against Royal Live Oaks Academy last Friday, Denmark-Olar came back down to earth. The Denmark-Olar Vikings took a 52-37 bruising from the North Augusta Yellow Jackets on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked second).
| 01/18/25 vs North Augusta | 2 |
| 01/17/25 vs Royal Live Oaks Academy | 4 |
| 01/14/25 @ Allendale-Fairfax | 4 |
| 01/06/25 @ River Bluff | 4 |
| 01/03/25 @ North | 4 |
Despite the loss, Denmark-Olar still got an impressive performance from Aveion Walker, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Walker is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kalen Mayes, who posted six points.
Celena Grant was her usual excellent self, going 8 for 15 en route to 25 points and eight boards for North Augusta. With that strong performance, Grant is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Messiah Williams was another key player, putting up four points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals.
The loss snapped Denmark-Olar's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 11-3 record. As for North Augusta, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 16-1.
Denmark-Olar didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 51-47 defeat against Trinity Collegiate on the 20th. As for North Augusta, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 88-8 victory against Gilbert on the 24th.
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