You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lucas's strategy against Black River on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Lucas Cubs blew the Black River Pirates out of the water with a 54-17 final score. The contest marked the Cubs' most dominant win of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lucas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Olivia Brown, who posted 12 points and five steals. Brown is becoming a predictor of Lucas' success: when she posts at least three steals the team is 8-4 (and 1-2 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Griffey, who earned 11 points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
Cubs
| 01/13/25 @ Black River | 54-17 |
| 01/11/25 @ Plymouth | 42-29 |
| 01/10/25 @ Central Christian | 44-31 |
Lucas smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.
Lucas is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Black River, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 1-12.
Lucas will square off against Western Reserve at 7:00 p.m. on January 21st. Black River has already played their next contest (against Columbia), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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