Lady Bears continue to roll with pair of wins
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The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears have been on fire lately, and they continued that trend with a pair of wins recently. The Lady Bears first took on Avery, Friday, Jan. 14, looking to take care of business in front of their home crowd.
Sulphur Bluff set the tone from the very beginning, putting up an excellent opening frame. The Lady Bears scored a game-high 15 points and allowed a game-low four points to get out to a double-digit lead in the first quarter.
From there Sulphur Bluff was in control the entire rest of the way, though they never let their foot off the gas. The Lady Bears continued to play strong the remainder of the game, winning by a final score of 49-24.
Skylar Stanley had a huge game for the Lady Bears, scoring over 20 points and grabbing over 20 rebounds. With a final line of 21 points and 23 rebounds, Stanley also had a pair of steals and an assist.
Kaitlyn Brock also scored in double-digits for the Lady Bears, finishing with 10 points. Brock also had a pair of steals, a pair of rebounds and one assist.
BreAnna Stanley and Constance Smith each had eight points for the Lady Bears, while Emma Neal added two points as well.
“This is the part of the season I love. You can see so much growth in your team,”head coach Zandra Peyton said. “We finally had all of our starters back and able to play after a few being out due to health protocols.”
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“Tonight they played great a team. We are working on slowing the ball down,” Peyton added. “They executed that tonight in the last half. Skylar Stanley had great footwork tonight and protected the lane.”
A fe days later, the Lady Bears hit the road to travel to Bloomburg Tuesday, knowing they would have a tougher match on their hands. Despite their best efforts, the Lady Bears found themselves trailing 14-9 at the end of the first frame.
Sulphur Bluff didn’t let themselves get down, however, putting up a stronger fight in the second frame. The Lady Bears outscored Bloomburg 10-6 in the quarter, cutting the deficit to just one point at the end of the first half.
After a tough third quarter in which the Lady Bears were outscored again, they found themselves still trailing entering the final quarter of action. Sulphur Bluff answered back with their highest scoring quarter of the game, putting 17 points and pulling off the comeback to win 46-45.
It was once again Skylar Stanley leading the way, this time putting up 26 points in yet another double-double. Stanley had an impressive 18 rebounds, to go along with a pair of assists and a pair of steals. Stanley was also great late in the game, scoring 14 of the the teams 17 points in the final frame.
Brock also finished in double-digits again, adding another 10 points to the total. Brock also had three assists and three steals in a great all around game.
Senior Bailey Neal had a strong showing as well, scoring eight points and pulling in 10 rebounds. Tori Raine also played a big role, scoring two points and grabbing two rebounds while dishing out a game-high four assists.
The pair of wins were huge for the Lady Bears, making them 4-2 in district play. Sulphur Bluff will have another tough district game Monday, when they play host to the Saltillo Lady Lions. That game is set for 6 p.m. and coverage of the game will be provided on Front Porch News.
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