The Columbia Tigers waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins but they left with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Suwannee 67-35 on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-18.
Columbia was led to victory by JOLENA GARDNER and AYESHA BROXEY. GARDNER scored 20 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while BROXEY dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points BROXEY has scored all season. ERIEL BAKER was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven steals and six assists.
Columbia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Suwannee, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Columbia won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Rickards at 3:00 p.m. on January 20th. Rickards is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune. Suwannee will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Madison County at 6:00 p.m. on February 2nd.
