On Thursday, Loretto faced Cookeville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Loretto Mustangs took a 62-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cookeville Cavaliers.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ally Weathers, who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Libby Sanders, who put up 14 points.
Cookeville got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Macy Hudson out in front who went 7 of 10 on her way to 21 points. The dominant performance gave Hudson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cara Lee Gilbert, who went 8 of 18 on her way to 19 points and four steals.
Loretto's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Cookeville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Loretto won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against New Manchester at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Loretto is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season. As for Cookeville, they will also get right back to it: they'll take on Lincoln County at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Cookeville also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 50.6 points per game.
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