The Lewis County Minutemen waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins but they left with six. They escaped with a win against Sissonville by the margin of a single free throw, 53-52. That's another feather in the cap for Lewis County, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Lewis County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Payten Goodwin led the charge by scoring 12 points along with six steals. Goodwin is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenna Maxwell, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Despite the loss, Sissonville still got an impressive performance from Makaela Ullman, who scored 20 points. Another player making a difference was Kynadee Britton, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Lewis County's win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points per game. As for Sissonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Lewis County will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against WestSide at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Lewis County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday. As for Sissonville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against PikeView at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sissonville is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
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