If Westmoreland was feeling good fresh off their 56-23 takedown of Northumberland last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Westmoreland Eagles fell just short of the Essex Trojans by a score of 46-44 on Thursday. The Eagles were up 20-6 in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Morgan Self was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 25 points and nine steals for Essex. That makes it three consecutive games in which Self has scored at least a third of Essex's points. Makiryn Williams was another key player, putting up five points in addition to 14 boards and six assists.
Westmoreland's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-2. As for Essex, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Westmoreland has already played their next contest (against Colonial Beach), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Essex and Jamestown will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Essex has seven straight victories, Jamestown has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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