It was a good run, but the Midway Raiders unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a serious blow against St. Pauls, falling 67-19. Midway has struggled against St. Pauls recently, as their matchup on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Midway lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being McKenzie Williams, who scored seven points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Herring, who scored six points along with eight rebounds.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Midway struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as St. Pauls racked up 18 assists.
St. Pauls was led to victory by Zhariana Shipman and Jashontae Harris. Shipman scored 19 points along with three steals, while Harris dropped a triple-double on 19 points, 11 assists, and ten steals. Harris hasn't dropped below 16 points for eight straight games. Another player making a difference was Ava Monroe, who scored 12 points.
Midway's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for St. Pauls, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Midway will take on Red Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Midway focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 34 on Friday. St. Pauls does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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