Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 15 more assists than your opponent, a fact the Weeki Wachee Hornets proved on Tuesday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 75-24 victory over Citrus. With that win, Weeki Wachee brought their scoring average up to 56.3 points per game.
Leading Weeki Wachee to victory were Marlee Schumacher and Paige Atwater. Schumacher scored 19 points along with 8 rebounds, while Atwater scored 24 points along with 5 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Atwater has scored at least 25% of Weeki Wachee's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rayana Coleman, who scored 12 points along with 5 rebounds.
The victory makes it two in a row for Weeki Wachee and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Citrus, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Weeki Wachee will be playing in front of their home fans against Hernando at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Citrus, they will head out on the road to face off against Ocala Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
