Cane Bay's tournament run continued when they took on Lewis County on Saturday. The Cane Bay Cobras were beaten by the Lewis County Minutemen 59-16. While losing is never fun, the Cobras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 209th in South Carolina, while the Minutemen are ranked 35th in West Virginia).
Kira Nelson was Cane Bay's leading scorer, having posted eight points. Kimora Carmichael held things down on the boards with ten rebounds.
It was another big night for Ella Pinkney, who went 7 of 11 on her way to 16 points and five steals for Lewis County. Pinkney has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Piggie, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Cane Bay's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Lewis County, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Cane Bay didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-25 loss against Wren on the 30th. As for Lewis County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 55-44 defeat against Rowan County on the 30th.
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