With a playoff game on the line, the Lanesville Eagles rose to the challenge on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Thunderbirds 68-33 on the road. Lanesville has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Lanesville was led to victory by Hadley Crosier and Shelby Allen. Crosier scored 22 points along with two steals, while Allen dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Allen has scored all season. Hylton Brumley was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five assists.
North Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Samantha Secrest, who scored seven points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelby Seay, who scored nine points.
The win was the 14th in a row for Lanesville, bringing their record for this year to 28-1. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 27 points. As for North Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-11.
Lanesville is on the road again on Saturday and plays Marquette Catholic at 10:30 a.m. on February 24th. Lanesville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. North Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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