Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Josey Eagles walked away with it. They strolled past the Leopards with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 65-48. 65 seems to be a good number for Josey as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Josey's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Shaniya Sanders led the charge by going 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points and 1 assist. Sanders has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Kerri Fluellen was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with seven steals and six rebounds.
Banks County's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addison Hoard, who scored 15 points along with three steals. Hoard is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carley Segars, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Josey has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-3 record this season. As for Banks County, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-5.
Josey will head out on the road to face off against Central at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Central sitting on 19 straight victories and Josey on three. Banks County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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