The North Callaway Thunderbirds had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They secured a 54-49 W over Elsberry. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but North Callaway was the better team in the second half.
North Callaway's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riley Blevins led the charge by scoring nine points along with seven assists and five steals. Blevins has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Abrielle Burgher, who scored 12 points along with five assists.
North Callaway is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Elsberry, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Callaway will take on the Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Wright City will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 168th). As for Elsberry, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
