It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Loretto can now relate to. They lost 64-39 to the Westview Chargers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Chargers are ranked fifth).
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Libby Sanders, who posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Ally Weathers, who had nine points.
Westview's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maddie Gray, who scored 20 points. Gray continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Evans, who put up 16 points.
Loretto's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.9 points on average over those games. As for Westview, the win (which was their 27th in a row) raised their record to 32-1.
Loretto does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Westview, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 44-38 victory against York Institute on the 15th.
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