Basketball Recap: Weddington Sets Scoring Season-High Against Cuthbertson

Warriors

Team Score

01/27/25 @ Cuthbertson	78
11/20/24 @ Independence	66
12/19/24 @ Ramsay	61
01/03/25 @ Nation Ford	59
11/22/24 @ Parkwood	58

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Weddington). They breezed by the Cuthbertson Cavaliers to the tune of 78-44 on Monday. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Weddington was led to victory by Bailey Page and Gabriella Walker. Page went 7 of 9 en route to 15 points and four steals, while Walker went 5 for 9 on her way to 11 points in addition to five assists and four steals. Another player making a difference was Natalie Poole, who posted 12 points and three steals.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Weddington was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.

When it comes to explaining why Cuthbertson lost, don't look at Amayah Rogers. Despite the final result, she went 7 for 10 en route to 20 points and six boards. With that strong performance, Rogers is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Beals, who had 11 points.

Weddington pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 29.1% in those games and 37.5% outside of them. As for Cuthbertson, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.

Weddington didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-53 win against Nation Ford on the 28th. Cuthbertson has also already played their next contest, a 70-20 loss against Marvin Ridge on the 31st.