Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Thomas More Academy). They blew past the Lee Christian Falcons, posting a 61-25 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Chancellors considering their 23-point performance the contest before.
Leading St. Thomas More Academy to victory were Adella Dehring and Winnie Dehring. Adella posted 14 points plus seven steals, while Winnie dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. Adella has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was LIlian Marquardt, who posted seven points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals.
Lee Christian's loss on Tuesday came despite strong showings from Elayna McFarland and Madison Mashburn. McFarland almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds, while Mashburn had five points plus eight rebounds and five assists. What's more, McFarland also posted a 56% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in November of 2023.
The victory snapped St. Thomas More Academy's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. As for Lee Christian, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-6.
St. Thomas More Academy has already played their next game (against Lee Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Lee Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Statesville Christian at 2:00 p.m.
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