Basketball Preview: Loretto Mustangs vs. Lawrence County Wildcats
Loretto is 9-1 against Lawrence County since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Loretto Mustangs will head out to face off against the Lawrence County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Loretto is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Loretto was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 63-58 to Lincoln County. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly five points.
Loretto might have lost, but man, Ally Weathers was a machine: she earned 27 points. That was a full 46.6% of Loretto's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Sophie Weathers was another key player, scoring 13 points.
While Lawrence County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They fell 60-53 to Richland on Saturday. The Wildcats' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
This is the second loss in a row for Loretto and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Lawrence County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-1.
Loretto took their win against Lawrence County in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 52-31. Does Loretto have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lawrence County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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