Basketball Recap: Scotland Sets Scoring Season-High Against Southern Lee

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Scotland). They breezed by the Southern Lee Cavaliers to the tune of 81-51 on Tuesday. The Fighting Scots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.

Scotland had a senior duo take command as Morgan Thompson dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 assists and Alicia McClain went 7 of 15 on her way to 20 points along with eight rebounds and seven blocks. Thompson's evening made it 15 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Madison Dixon, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.

Scotland was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern Lee only posted seven assists.

Southern Lee's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Zamaria Mellette, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 21 rebounds, and Makayla Hall, who posted 15 points and seven boards. Mellette is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.

Scotland has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points per game. As for Southern Lee, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.

Scotland wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 43-35 loss against Union Pines on the 31st. Southern Lee has also already played their next game, a 72-32 defeat against Pinecrest on the 31st.