The Loretto Mustangs waltzed into their contest on Friday with 15 straight wins but they left with 16. They walked away with a 51-44 win over Summertown. That's another feather in the cap for Loretto, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Leading Loretto to victory were Ally Weathers and Jenny Clifton. Weathers scored 17 points, while Clifton scored 19 points. Weathers continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Weathers, who scored eight points.
Summertown's loss came despite strong showings from Karlie Campbell and Abbie Shaffer. Campbell scored 12 points along with eight rebounds, while Shaffer scored 13 points along with five rebounds and two blocks.
Loretto's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1. As for Summertown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-5.
Loretto will head out on the road to square off against Lewis County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lewis County 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 324th, while Loretto is ranked third). As for Summertown, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mt. Pleasant at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
