It was a good run, but the Blackman Blaze unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Cleveland by a score of 40-38. The game was a 19-19 toss-up at halftime, but Blackman couldn't quite close it out.
Several Blaze players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lyriq Mastin, who scored 15 points. That was a full 39.5% of Blackman's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kaelyn Flowers, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Among those leading the charge was Callie Brewer, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds. Emma Smith was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Blackman's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-9. As for Cleveland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season.
Blackman does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cleveland's road trip will continue as they head out to face Lincoln County at 11:00 a.m. on March 6th. Lincoln County is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
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