Basketball Recap: Kim Farmer Key Part of a Team Effort in Raiders Win

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

11/12/24 vs Hagerstown	53
12/23/24 @ Wes-Del	50
11/23/24 vs Cambridge City Lincoln	48
01/18/25 vs Randolph Southern	45
01/21/25 vs Cowan	42

There's no place like home for Shenandoah, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 58-36 margin over the Faith Christian Eagles on Saturday. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 21 points or more this season.

Shenandoah's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kim Farmer, who went 7 of 13 en route to 18 points along with five assists and five boards. Those 18 points gave Farmer a new career-high. Lilliana Lynch was another key player, putting up nine points and seven assists.

Farmer wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Shenandoah was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Faith Christian only racked up 13 assists.

Despite the defeat, Faith Christian had strong showings from Mattea Maggio, who posted 18 points and three steals, and Johanna Haste, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. Maggio's afternoon made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.

Shenandoah is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.3 points. As for Faith Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.

Shenandoah has already played their next game (against Wapahani), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Faith Christian has already played their next match, a 45-43 win against West Central on the 27th.