The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins but they left with three. They walked away with a 54-46 victory over Peebles. The score was all tied up 29-29 at the break, but Lynchburg-Clay was the better team in the second half.
Lynchburg-Clay's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jade Massey led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine steals. Massey is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last 13 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Macy Etienne, who scored 24 points.
Despite the loss, Peebles still got an impressive performance from Payton Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 rebounds. That was a full 47.8% of Peebles' points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Abigail Smalley, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Lynchburg-Clay is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Peebles, their loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-4.
Lynchburg-Clay will head out on the road to take on South Webster at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lynchburg-Clay is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so South Webster is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Peebles, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rock Hill at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Rock Hill will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 458th, while Peebles is ranked 139th).
