The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Wheelersburg Pirates at 8:00 p.m. Lynchburg-Clay will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you make five more threes than your opponent, a fact Lynchburg-Clay proved on Saturday. They walked away with a 61-49 victory over South Webster. Given Lynchburg-Clay's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while South Webster is ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lynchburg-Clay got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jade Massey out in front who scored 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Massey has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last 14 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Macy Etienne, who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and 2 assists.
Meanwhile, Wheelersburg came up short against Portsmouth West on Thursday and fell 52-44.
Lynchburg-Clay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Wheelersburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.
Lynchburg-Clay strolled past Wheelersburg in their previous matchup back in December of 2015 by a score of 47-33. Does Lynchburg-Clay have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wheelersburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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