Needles had won ten straight home games dating back to last season and Gianna Collier did her part to make it 11 on Tuesday. The Needles Mustangs took their match with ease, bagging a 78-9 win over the Awaken Christian Lions thanks in part to Collier, who went 11 for 16 on her way to 27 points and five steals. That makes it eight consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Needles' points.
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Another player making a difference was Isabella Harvey, who posted eight points along with ten boards and five assists. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played.
Needles is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.6 points per game. As for Awaken Christian, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Needles will be playing in front of their home fans against White Pine at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Needles is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.1 points per game this season. Awaken Christian has already played their next game (against GV Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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