Apex needed a changed in momentum after dropping six straight games and they got it from Mia Pease. The Apex Cougars walked away with a 43-36 victory over the Sanderson Spartans on Tuesday thanks in part to Pease, who had 11 points in addition to eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (three).
Apex smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Sanderson lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Abby Stephens, who went 5 for 11 en route to 12 points plus five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Sayre, who scored eight points along with 13 rebounds.
Apex's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Sanderson, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Apex will square off against Leesville Road at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Sanderson, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-27 defeat against Fuquay - Varina on the 4th.
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