12/08/23 vs Moore County | 6 |
12/11/23 @ Central Magnet | 5 |
01/30/24 vs Loretto | 5 |
01/17/25 @ Mt. Pleasant | 4 |
01/02/24 @ Zion Christian Academy | 3 |
Summertown extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Kurt Burleson. The Summertown Eagles secured a 61-57 W over the Mt. Pleasant Tigers on Friday thanks in part to Burleson, who dropped a double-double on 34 points and 12 boards. What's more, he also racked up four blocks, the most he's had since back in January of 2024.
Another player making a difference was Cole Campbell, who posted ten points and five rebounds. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.
When it comes to explaining why Mt. Pleasant lost, don't look at Ryan Benderman. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 16 on his way to 20 points and six boards. Jakyri McClure was another key player, putting up 11 points and seven rebounds.
Summertown is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for Mt. Pleasant, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-4.
Summertown will welcome Loretto at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Summertown is on a four-game streak of home wins, Loretto a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Mt. Pleasant, they will square off against Battle Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Pleasant is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.6 points per game this season.
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