Loretto extends home winning streak to 14

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2024, 9:51am

Recap: Loretto Mustangs vs. Summertown Eagles

The Loretto Mustangs lost to the Summertown Eagles back in January, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. Loretto came out on top against Summertown by a score of 59-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Loretto.

Ally Weathers continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 28 points. Jenny Clifton was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.

Summertown lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emily Brazier, who scored 14 points. Another player making a difference was Karlie Campbell, who scored 14 points.

Loretto pushed their record up to 23-3 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points per game. As for Summertown, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Loretto will take on Community at TBD on Friday. Community will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 236th, while Loretto is ranked 12th). As for Summertown, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Grundy County at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Summertown is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Tennessee (they are ranked 30th, while Grundy County is ranked 178th).

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