Lady Tigers wipe out Hurricane
Though there are still five games to be played in the South Central Ohio League, the McClain Lady Tigers are right now the first-place team when it comes to the league standings.
McClain took over sole possession of the league on Wednesday night by defeating the Wilmington Lady Hurricane in Clinton County.
At that same time, the Washington Lady Blue Lions defeated the Chillicothe Cavaliers, 59-55 at CHS, breaking a first-place tie that McClain had with CHS before the games on Tuesday.
McClain's win leaves them at 8-1 in the SCOL and 14-2 overall, while second-place Chillicothe is 7-2 in the league. MHS and the Lady Cavs will play each other this Saturday at McClain High School at noon.
As for their win on Wednesday, the Lady Tigers took the season series against Wilmington, starting with a tough first quarter where both teams scored in double figures. MHS, however, led after the first quarter by a 14-12 score.
In the second quarter, MHS outscored the Lady 'Cane, 12-9 for a halftime lead of 26-21. The final two frames saw the Lady Tigers outscore WHS, 31-26.
Shania Massie led all scorers with a game-high 31 points. Massie made 11 field goals, then added two 3-pointers and was 3-of-5 from the free-throw line.
Beth Montgomery and Taylor Polley each scored eight points with Polley making one 3-pointer. Malea Montavon scored five points in the win, while Sarah Thompson finished with three points and Sydney Barton scored two points.
MHS went 10-of-18 from the free-throw line, while the host Lady 'Cane went 9-of-16.
Leading Wilmington (2-7, 5-11) in scoring were Victoria Fliehman with 17 points, Katlyn Jamiel with 11 and Faith Sanderson scored 10.
The Lady Tigers forced 23 turnovers but committed 15 of their own.