Macks Creek came tearing into Saturday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 60-50 victory over the St. Elizabeth Hornets. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Hornets are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/07/24 vs St. Elizabeth | 8 |
| 02/13/24 @ Halfway | 7 |
| 11/23/24 @ Owensville | 7 |
| 02/05/24 @ Dadeville | 7 |
| 12/09/23 vs Wheatland | 5 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Macks Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brooklyn Duggan, who went 5 for 11 on her way to 13 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards. Those eight rebounds gave Duggan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Seaholm, who posted 16 points and three blocks.
Macks Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Macks Creek pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for St. Elizabeth, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2.
Macks Creek didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-31 victory against Dadeville on the 10th. As for St. Elizabeth, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 64-50 loss against Crocker on the 12th.
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