Airport played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the North Augusta Yellow Jackets 65-19. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-4.
Morgan Minor
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Morgan Minor and Ciara Cooke certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Minor posted no points and 12 rebounds, while Cooke had nine points. The dominant performance gave Minor a new career-high in boards.
Even though they lost, Airport smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 16 offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
North Augusta's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kenedi Wright led the charge by going 6 of 8 to rack up 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Wright has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Celena Grant, who put up six points in addition to eight assists and three steals.
Airport's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for North Augusta, the victory was the 19th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-1.
Airport didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 43-32 win against Gilbert on the 10th. As for North Augusta, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 68-30 victory against Brookland-Cayce on the 10th.
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