Nease won the last time they faced Stanton, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Nease Panthers claimed a resounding 64-22 win over the Stanton Blue Devils.
Leading Nease to victory were Sage Pytel and McKenna Owens. Pytel went 6 for 13 en route to 15 points plus three steals, while Owens had 11 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Pytel a new career-high in threes (three). Sydney Minx was another key player, earning six points plus nine rebounds.
Nease was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stanton only posted two.
Catherine Brewer and Aiyanna Smiley certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Brewer had four points in addition to two blocks, while Smiley had ten points. Brewer is crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
The victory got Nease back to even at 1-1. As for Stanton, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Nease wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 29-23 win against Glynn Academy on the 25th. Stanton has also already played their next game, a 56-30 victory against Clay on the 25th.
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