If the Maple Heights Mustangs were feeling good off their 53-19 takedown of the Max S. Hayes Lakers last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Maple Heights was outmatched by Warrensville Heights at home and fell 61-17. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Maple Heights has scored all season.
D'chante Greene was Maple Heights' leading scorer, having posted ten points.
Jovannah Nichols held things down on the boards with five rebounds.
Warrensville Heights' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Leilani McNeill led the charge by scoring ten points along with five assists and four steals. Those four steals set a new season-high mark for her. The team also got some help courtesy of Tamarra Thomas, who scored ten points along with six steals.
Maple Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Warrensville Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maple Heights will be home for the holidays to greet Bedford at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bedford and Maple Heights are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. Warrensville Heights will be home for the holidays to greet Lutheran East at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday. Lutheran East will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 278th, while Warrensville Heights is ranked 39th).
