On Tuesday, the Allen East Mustangs didn't have too much breathing room in their match against the Bath Wildcats, but they still walked away with a 47-41 win. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Wildcats are ranked 403rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Allen East to victory, but perhaps none more so than Evelyn Lehman, who posted 13 points. Another player making a difference was Rilynn Jones, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 13 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Allen East has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 30.5% in those games and 33% outside of them. As for Bath, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Allen East will venture away from home to face off against Lima Central Catholic at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Allen East is facing Lima Central Catholic at the right time seeing as Lima Central Catholic is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Bath, they will host Ottawa-Glandorf at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ottawa-Glandorf has 14 straight victories, Bath has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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