A well-balanced attack led Phelps over Jackson City in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Phelps Hornets blew the Jackson City Tigers out of the water with a 79-27 final score. The Hornets pushed the score to 70-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had no chance of recovering from.
Caleigh McCoy had a dynamite game for Phelps, going 14 for 19 en route to 32 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which McCoy has scored at least a third of Phelps' points. Kaylyn Slone was another key player, going 6 for 9 en route to 14 points plus six rebounds.
Phelps now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Jackson City, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Phelps wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 71-62 win against Magoffin County on the 6th. As for Jackson City, they will venture away from home to face off against Sayre at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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