Mt. Vernon won the last time they faced Delta, and Zoey Wood did her part to make sure it happened again. The Mt. Vernon Marauders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-52 victory over the Delta Eagles on Thursday thanks in part to Wood, who went 11 for 19 en route to 29 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Mt. Vernon's points.
Despite the loss, Delta still got an impressive performance from Jillian Barr, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Barr's evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Gracie Maurer, who posted six points and three blocks.
Mt. Vernon has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Delta, they dropped their record down to 14-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Mt. Vernon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Delta, they will square off against Hamilton Heights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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