Lady Devils suffer loss against Highlanders

  • Maddie Spates led in scoring for the Lady Devils on Tuesday.Credit: Joanna McMahan
    Maddie Spates led in scoring for the Lady Devils on Tuesday.Credit: Joanna McMahan

The Swain County High School Lady Devils varsity team hosted the Lady Highlanders on Tuesday night. The Lady Highlanders took the 49-33 win.

A strong second quarter sealed the win for the Lady Highlanders, scoring 19 to the Lady Devils’ 12 and going into the second half 30-19.

Lady Devils seniors Maddie Spates and Amaya Hicks earned 8 points each. Hicks had 6 rebounds and a pair of assists. Makayla Cody finished the game with 6 rebounds and a pair of blocks for her team.

The loss Tuesday followed an away loss against Franklin Thursday and a 70-52 loss against Cherokee on Wednesday.

The Lady Devils are now 6-8 overall and 2-3 in conference. The Lady Devils will return to action on Friday night hosting Nantahala.