After flying high against East Lake last Thursday, Mitchell came back down to earth. The Mitchell Mustangs received a blow on Saturday as they fell 70-51 to the River Ridge Royal Knights. The Mustangs were not able to make up for their defeat to the Royal Knights from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
| 01/11/25 vs River Ridge | 7 |
| 01/09/25 vs East Lake | 5 |
| 01/07/25 @ Winthrop College Prep Academy | 9 |
| 01/06/25 vs Gibbs | 6 |
| 12/28/24 vs North Oconee | 2 |
Despite the loss, Mitchell still got an impressive performance from Kaylana Little, who posted 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and seven steals. Little has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Coure, who had 11 points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, Mitchell smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
It was another big night for Lauren Lee, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 20 rebounds for River Ridge. With that strong performance, Lee is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. Another player making a difference was Makayla Greene, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards.
The loss snapped Mitchell's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-5 record. As for River Ridge, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-6.
Mitchell has already played their next game (against Nature Coast Tech), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. River Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 57-28 win against Fivay on the 14th.
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