Basketball Recap: Speedway Piles Up the Points Against Herron

A well-balanced attack led Speedway over Herron in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Speedway Sparkplugs blew the Herron Achaeans out of the water with a 58-24 final score. With the Sparkplugs ahead 35-15 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Speedway's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hayli Clampitt led the charge by going 8 for 12 on her way to 16 points. The dominant performance gave Clampitt a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mylie Walton, who posted seven points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.

Speedway was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Herron only racked up seven assists.

Herron's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sydney Deemer, who put up four points and six boards.

Speedway's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Herron, they moved to 6-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

When Speedway and Herron next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Speedway will try to stop Triton Central's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Herron will try to stop Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.