Sterling waltzed into their match on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 33-23 victory over the Austin Mustangs. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 42-33 back in November of 2024.
01/18/25 vs Austin | 4 |
01/15/25 vs Westbury | 5 |
01/10/25 @ Galena Park | 4 |
01/07/25 vs Sharpstown | 5 |
01/04/25 @ Washington | 3 |
Sterling had a senior duo take command as Destiny Lewis dropped a double-double on ten points and ten assists and Madison Morrow dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 boards. Morrow is also crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Nevaeh Robinson was another key player, putting up two points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Sterling smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
The win got Sterling back to even at 12-12. As for Austin, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-8.
Sterling will be playing in front of their home fans against Madison at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Sterling's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Madison has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road. Austin has already played their next game (against Milby), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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