With a playoff game on the line, Wyoming East rose to the challenge on Thursday. They snuck past the Charleston Catholic Irish with a 36-31 win. Winning may never get old, but Wyoming East sure is getting used to it with their 15th in a row.
Wyoming East got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Maddie Clark out in front who scored 11 points along with eight assists and three steals. Clark is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last four games she's played. Abi Baker was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five steals.
Despite the loss, Charleston Catholic saw an underclassman step up: Mary Rushworth scored 18 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 58.1% of Charleston Catholic's points, marking the 11th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Wyoming East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for Charleston Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-12.
Wyoming East and Ravenswood will face off on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Ravenswood's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matches. Charleston Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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