While Puckett has struggled on the road with six straight losses, that wasn't the case on Saturday thanks to Caili McAfee. The Puckett Wolves breezed by the Sacred Heart Crusaders to the tune of 63-12 thanks in part to McAfee, who went 8 for 14 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds and three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
The team also got some help courtesy of Lainey Dotson, who posted six points in addition to two steals. She is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games.
Puckett smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Puckett's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Sacred Heart, they dropped their record down to 0-4 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Puckett will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against McLaurin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Puckett's defense has only allowed 26.4 points per game this season, so McLaurin's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Sacred Heart, they and Mount Olive are set to duel on Tuesday. Sacred Heart is facing Mount Olive at the right time seeing as Mount Olive is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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