The Loretto Mustangs typically have all the answers at home, but on Saturday the Summertown Eagles proved too difficult a challenge. They snuck past the Mustangs with a 57-52 win. The win made it back-to-back wins for Summertown.
Summertown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grayson Burleson led the charge by scoring 18 points along with five rebounds. Burleson hasn't dropped below 18 points for five straight games. Kurt Burleson was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with five rebounds.
Summertown is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Loretto, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Summertown will take on Community at TBD on Saturday. Community will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 328th, while Summertown is ranked 160th). As for Loretto, they will be playing at home against Cascade on Saturday. Hopefully Loretto is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Tennessee (they are ranked 90th, while Cascade is ranked 248th).
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