The Summertown Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Loretto Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Summertown came tearing into Thursday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 70-21 victory over Mt. Pleasant at home. Summertown pushed the score to 65-14 by the end of the third, a deficit Mt. Pleasant cut but never quite recovered from.
Karlie Campbell was her usual excellent self, scoring 23 points along with seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Busby, who scored nine points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Loretto scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They really took it to Lewis County for the full four quarters, racking up a 83-27 win at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 66-11.
Loretto's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ally Weathers, who scored 22 points. Another player making a difference was Jenny Clifton, who scored 21 points.
Summertown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Loretto, their victory was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Summertown hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 59 points per game. However, it's not like Loretto struggles in that department as they've been averaging 57.1 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Summertown took their victory against Loretto in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 51-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Summertown since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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