By Cooper Chadwick
Combining for 17 points per game last year Augusta’s senior sister duo of Emma and Ella Bourm are excited to play their final year of high school basketball together.
Both Ella and Emma play basketball together year-round, workout together and push each other to get better constantly.
“Playing with my twin sister has always been fun. We have always been very close. We do argue a lot but we get over it fast,” Ella Bourm said. “We’re very competitive with each other and work extra hard to beat the other one.”
One thing Emma is excited for the upcoming season is having a new head coach, Krysten Crawford.
“The motivation I get this year as a senior comes from having a new coach this year that cares a lot,” Emma Bourm said.
Emma and Ella are both seen as leaders and someone their teammates can count on for Augusta this year and they believe that their hard work will help them lead their team to a deep state run.
“In scrimmages I’ve worked on off-ball defense and being more aggressive. I have been doing plyometrics to increase my quickness and strength,” Ella Bourm said. “Some goals I have for myself this season are more steals and less turnovers.”
Being twins, Emma and Ella have a special connection with each other but on the court it’s even more evident by how well they play together..
“We know where each other will be on the court. Sometimes it seems like we can read each other’s mind. We are always looking for each other on the court and can depend on each other to catch the ball, make the shot, finish the play,” Ella Bourm said.
