The Thomas MacLaren School Highlanders will face off against the Crowley County Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Thomas MacLaren School is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 16 games.
Thomas MacLaren School's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Tuesday, when they got past Miami-Yoder's usually-dominant defense. Thomas MacLaren School took their matchup with ease, bagging a 62-16 win over Miami-Yoder. The Highlanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 21 points or more this season.
Sarae Johnson
| 02/18/25 vs Miami-Yoder | 6 |
| 02/11/25 @ Banning Lewis Academy | 11 |
| 02/08/25 @ Golden View Classical Academy | 10 |
| 02/01/25 @ Calhan | 10 |
| 01/31/25 vs Dolores Huerta Prep | 3 |
| + 14 more games |
Thomas MacLaren School can attribute much of their success to Sarae Johnson, who went 8-for-11 from beyond the arc on her way to 32 points in addition to six steals and five assists, and Sara Christensen, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine steals. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 19 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Aneace Forman, who posted six points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Thomas MacLaren School was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Miami-Yoder only posted four assists.
Meanwhile, Crowley County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 44-40 to Calhan. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Thomas MacLaren School's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.1 points over those games. As for Crowley County, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
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