Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up nine more assists than your opponent, a fact the Lebanon Blue Devils proved on Tuesday. They came out on top against Stewarts Creek by a score of 52-42. The win made it back-to-back wins for Lebanon.
Lebanon was led to victory by Ta'Kisa Hastings and Maggie Kelley. Hastings scored 15 points along with two steals, while Kelley scored 12 points along with nine rebounds and two steals. That's the first time this season that Kelley pulled down eight or more rebounds. Ro Dowell was another key contributor, scoring three points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Despite the loss, Stewarts Creek still got an impressive performance from Camden Ward, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Stewarts Creek struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Lebanon's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Stewarts Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lebanon will challenge LaVergne at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. LaVergne is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak. Stewarts Creek will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Smyrna at 6:00 p.m. on January 12th. Smyrna will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 314th, while Stewarts Creek is ranked 66th).
