The Lightridge Bolts will head out to square off against the L.C. Bird Skyhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lightridge heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Friday. They took a 50-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Potomac Falls.
Meanwhile, L.C. Bird came tearing into Friday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 55-50 W against the Colonels. That's two games straight that the Skyhawks have won by exactly five points.
L.C. Bird found their leader in sophomore Kylie Kent, who shot 60% from the field on her way to 20 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamari Simon, who posted ten points and seven boards.
L.C. Bird pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points over those games. As for Lightridge, their loss dropped their record down to 18-9.
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