
Lions
01/18/25 vs Asheville School (Independent) | 49-60 |
01/17/25 @ Blue Ridge | 53-28 |
01/14/25 vs Travelers Rest | 59-51 |
01/08/25 @ Berea | 76-24 |
01/06/25 @ Greer | 57-37 |
If Daniel was riding high fresh off their 53-28 takedown of Blue Ridge last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Daniel Lions took a 60-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Asheville School (Independent) Blues on Saturday. The Lions' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Daniel saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Shala Williams dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Lila Mann, who went 5 of 10 en route to 10 points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Daniel smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Asheville School (Independent) only pulled down seven offensive boards.
Ryann Hernandez continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Asheville School (Independent), going 7 for 14 on her way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jania Wilson, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Daniel's defeat ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-4. As for Asheville School (Independent), the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-4.
Daniel has already played their next game (against Seneca), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Asheville School (Independent) didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 73-31 victory against Carolina Day on the 21st.
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