The Miller Cardinals won the last time they faced the Pierce City Eagles, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Miller came out on top against Pierce City by a score of 63-52. Given Miller's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while Pierce City is ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miller's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Loghann Leivan, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten steals. Leivan has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlynn Helton, who scored 12 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Miller has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Pierce City, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.
Miller didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 50-40 victory vs. Marionville on the 23rd. Pierce City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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