The Loretto Mustangs entered their tilt with the Summertown Eagles with 15 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 16. Loretto walked away with a 51-44 win over Summertown on Friday. That's another feather in the cap for Loretto, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Loretto was led to victory by Ally Weathers and Jenny Clifton. Weathers scored 17 points, while Clifton scored 19 points. Weathers continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Weathers, who scored eight points.
Loretto's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1. As for Summertown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-5.
Loretto will head out on the road to take on Lewis County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lewis County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 324th, while Loretto is ranked third). As for Summertown, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Mt. Pleasant at 6:00 p.m.
