Basketball Recap: Amiya Ray Key Part of a Team Effort in Blackhawks Win

Sandoval hadn't done well against Woodlawn recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Sandoval Blackhawks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 51-48 win over the Woodlawn Cardinals. This was a revenge game for the Blackhawks: when they faced off against the Cardinals last Wednesday, they had to take a 58-33 defeat.

Sandoval's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Amiya Ray, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 14 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Ray a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Alayna Ray, who went 6 for 8 en route to 16 points and six boards.

Amiya wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Sandoval was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Woodlawn only racked up ten assists.

Woodlawn lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Andrea Kibler, who posted 18 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. Kibler is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed four or more in the last four games she's played. Rylie Hockett was another key player, putting up 12 points and five steals.

Sandoval's record now sits at 13-9. As for Woodlawn, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 13-8.

Sandoval has already played their next matchup (against Maryville Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Woodlawn and Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton will face off at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday without much rest having both just played.