On Thursday, it was close, but Middletown sidestepped East Catholic for a 50-48 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for Middletown.
Shalyn Smith was her usual excellent self, scoring 17 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Middletown's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tessa Porch, who scored 11 points.
Middletown pushed their record up to 17-4 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for East Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-7 record this season.
Middletown will face off against Northwest Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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