Memphis East and White Station are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Memphis East Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the White Station Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Memphis East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season.
White Station will be up against a hot Memphis East squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Memphis East blew past Memphis Central 53-20 on Friday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 26-5.
McKenzie Register
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Memphis East's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was McKenzie Register, who posted 11 points and four steals. Register has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlee Sinkfield, who earned 12 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, White Station fought the good fight in their overtime match against East Poinsett County on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 57-56 to the Warriors. The Spartans have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Memphis East will need focus on slowing down Amare Boothe, one of several White Station players who made an impact when they last played. She went 7 for 14 en route to 16 points and five rebounds. Kyndall Reynolds was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to eight boards and five assists.
Even though they lost, White Station was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Poinsett County only racked up four assists.
Memphis East's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for White Station, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4.
Memphis East strolled past White Station when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 53-35. Does Memphis East have another victory up their sleeve, or will White Station turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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