Basketball Recap: Scotland Gets the Win

With a playoff win on the line, Scotland rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the First Flight Nighthawks by a score of 75-63. This was payback for the Fighting Scots, who suffered a 51-42 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Alicia McClain

Steals

02/25/25 @ First Flight	7
02/17/25 vs Lee County	4
02/11/25 @ Lee County	3
02/05/25 vs Jack Britt	2
02/03/25 @ Purnell Swett	5
+ 27 more games

Scotland had a senior duo take command as Morgan Thompson shot 59% from the field on her way to 45 points in addition to six boards and four steals and Alicia McClain dropped a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds. McClain has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 32 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kayla Simmons, who posted four points and eight boards.

Despite the loss, First Flight had strong showings from Maddy Beatson, who went 12-for-25 to rack up 34 points and three steals, and Sara Basnight, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 54% of First Flight's points, marking the third time in a row Beatson has earned more than a third of the team's points. Karlee Jester was another key player, putting up five points and seven boards.

Scotland's win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for First Flight, they moved to 19-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Scotland has already played their next contest, a 69-40 loss against South Central on the 28th. First Flight does not have any more games scheduled as of now.