Preview: Loretto Mustangs vs. Cascade Champions
Loretto has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Cascade Champions at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Loretto put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They really took it to Community for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-29 victory at home. Given Loretto's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Community is ranked 238th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ally Weathers continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 26 points. She is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 22 or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jenny Clifton, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, Cascade scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 63-42 margin over Lewis County. Cascade pushed the score to 48-23 by the end of the third, a deficit Lewis County cut but never quite recovered from.
Loretto's win was their 15th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Cascade, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-15 record this season.
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