The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs entered their tilt with the Wheelersburg Pirates with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Lynchburg-Clay walked away with a 56-45 victory over Wheelersburg on Saturday. Given Lynchburg-Clay's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while Wheelersburg is ranked 378th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jade Massey was her usual excellent self, scoring 21 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. She is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 16 or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison West, who scored ten points.
Lynchburg-Clay is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Wheelersburg, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season.
Lynchburg-Clay will head out on the road to take on Minford at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Minford is on a 11-game streak of home wins, Lynchburg-Clay a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Wheelersburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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