The New Lothrop Hornets proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 46) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 50-47 victory over Stockbridge. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Lothrop.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Taylor Lockhart, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Lockhart hasn't dropped below 11 rebounds for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Maddie Dalton, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
New Lothrop pushed their record up to 13-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Stockbridge, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
New Lothrop has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Durand at 5:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Durand will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while New Lothrop is ranked 124th). Stockbridge's road trip will continue as they head out to face Arbor Prep at 5:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Stockbridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Tuesday.
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