It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders can now relate to. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 55-52. Gatlinburg-Pittman's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Gatlinburg-Pittman lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Maddy Newman, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds. Newman is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last 30 games she's played. Leah Stinnett was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with three steals.
It was another big night for Ally Weathers, who scored 33 points for Loretto. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Weathers has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ally Augustin, who scored ten points.
Gatlinburg-Pittman's defeat dropped their record down to 34-4. As for Loretto, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 29-3.
Gatlinburg-Pittman does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Loretto, they and Gibson County will face off at 6:00 p.m. on March 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Gibson County is coming into the match with ten straight victories on the road, so Loretto will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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