The Wayne Trace Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Allen East Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Wayne Trace sitting on three straight victories and Allen East on eight.
On Thursday, Wayne Trace made easy work of Ayersville and carried off a 42-21 win. The Raiders pushed the score to 38-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pilots cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Allen East on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Van Buren out of the water with a 65-26 final score. That 39 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
Wayne Trace better focus on containing Rilynn Jones and Evelyn Lehman as the pair were huge in Allen East's win. Jones went 8 for 15 on her way to 21 points and six steals, while Lehman went 8 of 14 from beyond the arc on her way to 24 points. Jones' evening made it 12 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynn Richardson, who posted eight points.
Allen East smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Allen East's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.8 points. As for Wayne Trace, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Wayne Trace came up short against Allen East when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 43-36. Can Wayne Trace avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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