After a string of nine wins, the Whitehaven Tigers's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 63-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Collierville. Whitehaven was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Collierville apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2020.
Loss or not, Whitehaven got some senior leadership from Tierney Kelsey and Layla Hampton. Kelsey scored 27 points, while Hampton. scored 16 points along with seven steals and five assists. Hampton is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 14 games she's played. Another player making a difference was La'niyah Moore, who scored six points along with seven rebounds.
Whitehaven's defeat ended a 22-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 23-6. As for Collierville, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season.
Whitehaven does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Collierville, they will take on Bartlett at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bartlett is coming into the matchup with seven straight wins on the road, so Collierville will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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