Basketball Recap: Monday's Win Is Allen East's Ninth in Last 11 Outings

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 vs Van Buren	39
12/17/24 vs Hardin Northern	35
12/19/24 vs Jefferson	33
12/26/24 vs New Knoxville	25
01/20/25 vs Jonathan Alder	23
11/21/24 vs Arlington	21

Allen East won the last time they faced Jonathan Alder and things went their way on Monday too. Everything went the Allen East Mustangs' way against the Jonathan Alder Pioneers as the Allen East Mustangs made off with a 59-36 win. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Leading Allen East to victory were Rilynn Jones and Evelyn Lehman. Jones posted 20 points in addition to six assists and five boards, while Lehman went 6 for 12 en route to 17 points. Jones is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. Lydia Payne also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.

Allen East is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Jonathan Alder, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.

Allen East didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 47-41 victory against Bath on the 21st. As for Jonathan Alder, they will take on Urbana at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Urbana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.8 points per game this season.