There's no place like home for the Paxton Tigers, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 64-33 victory over Sutherland at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-13.
Jacelyn Jorgensen continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 13 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. She hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Ella Fote, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Sutherland lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Glory Naughtin, who scored four points along with five rebounds and four steals. Naughtin has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Fallyn Elfeldt was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Paxton pushed their record up to 14-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Sutherland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-15.
Paxton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sutherland, they will head out on the road to square off against Morrill at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Sutherland focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 35 on Thursday.
