
Eagles
12/13/24 vs Battle Creek | 74 |
01/02/25 vs Zion Christian Academy | 68 |
01/17/25 @ Mt. Pleasant | 66 |
01/24/25 @ Battle Creek | 61 |
01/10/25 @ Lewis County | 54 |
A well-balanced attack led Summertown over Mt. Pleasant in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Summertown Eagles blew the Mt. Pleasant Tigers out of the water with a 60-17 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 20 points or more this season.
Summertown got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ella Busby out in front who posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Lauren Howell, who earned seven points.
Summertown smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mt. Pleasant only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Despite the loss, Mt. Pleasant still got an impressive performance from Ashley Turner, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave Turner a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zareena Jones, who had four points.
Summertown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points per game. As for Mt. Pleasant, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-19.
Summertown will venture away from home to square off against Loretto at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Loretto comes in on seven and Summertown on three. As for Mt. Pleasant, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Mt. Pleasant Tigers challenge the Lewis County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on February 11th.
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