Airport lost against North Augusta back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Airport Eagles had to suffer through a 49-9 loss at the hands of the North Augusta Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked first).
North Augusta's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Celena Grant, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Grant a new career-high in assists (seven). Ashley Walker was another key player, going 5 for 9 on her way to 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Airport dropped their record down to 9-7 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Augusta, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 14-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Airport has already played their next game (against Gilbert), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. North Augusta will face off against Brookland-Cayce at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Augusta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51 points per game this season.
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