It was a good run, but the Ashley Screaming Eagle unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They received a tough blow as they fell 39-20 to Hoggard. Ashley has not had much luck with Hoggard recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Several Screaming Eagle players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bella Cook, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds. That was a full 35% of Ashley's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Palyn Everhart was another key contributor, scoring two points along with seven rebounds.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ashley struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Hoggard racked up ten assists.
Hoggard got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tristan Shivers out in front who scored nine points along with eight assists and four steals. Shivers is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Elgart, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Ashley's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Hoggard, the win (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 25-1.
Ashley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Hoggard is on the road again on Friday and plays New Hanover at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Hoggard's defense has only allowed 23.6 points per game this season, so New Hanover's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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