Basketball Recap: Daniel Drops Highest Score of Season Against Pickens

Lions

Team Score

01/23/25 @ Pickens	95
01/08/25 @ Berea	76
01/03/25 vs West-Oak	68
12/10/24 vs Powdersville	66
12/11/24 vs Franklin County	66

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Daniel). They blew past the Pickens Blue Flame 95-33 on Thursday. With the Lions ahead 51-12 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Daniel was led to victory by Campbell Epting and Shala Williams. Epting went 7 of 16 on her way to 22 points in addition to five assists and four steals, while Williams dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Williams is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Lila Mann was another key player, putting up 12 points along with eight boards and six steals.

Daniel's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Pickens, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11.

Daniel has already played their next contest, a 56-40 victory against West-Oak on the 24th. As for Pickens, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-33 defeat against Seneca on the 24th.