After flying high against Sun Valley last Tuesday, Cuthbertson came back down to earth. The Cuthbertson Cavaliers received a blow on Friday as they fell 86-69 to the Porter Ridge Pirates. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (67), the Cavaliers still had to take the loss.
Ashanti Taylor was her usual excellent self, going 22 for 30 on her way to 51 points in addition to seven boards and five steals for Porter Ridge. That makes it 17 consecutive games in which Taylor has scored at least a third of Porter Ridge's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kali Williams, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 steals.
Cuthbertson's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Porter Ridge, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cuthbertson will take on Weddington at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cuthbertson has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Porter Ridge, they will challenge Sun Valley at 6:00 p.m. on January 24th.
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