Mustangs hold on for non-conference victory
The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs held on for a big non-conference win Saturday night, defeating the visitors from Zane Trace, 69-63.
Although the Mustangs ended up on the winning side of the scoreboard, the first quarter saw them trail by a margin of 20-14.
“We lost their shooters a couple of times in the first quarter, and credit them, they buried the shots,” Lynchburg-Clay head coach Matt Carson said. “After we switched defenses, though, the kids rallied and had a great second quarter.”
That aforementioned second quarter saw the host Mustangs outscore the visitors from Kinnikinnick, 17-10 in the second, for a 31-30 halftime lead.
The third quarter saw the Mustangs lead by a single point, 17-16, and in the fourth and final period, LC knocked down free throws at the end, winning the quarter by four points at 21-17.
“This was an exciting game, as neither team gave an inch down to the final minutes of the game," Carson said.
Joe Giordano led the Mustangs in scoring with 18 points on the night. Eric McLaughlin and Josh Ahrmann each tallied double-digit totals, as they finished with 14 and 11 points, respectively.
Zach Blankenship and Devin Pierson each had nine points, while Tristan Wilbanks scored four points in the victory. Brandon Storer and River Mullins added two points apiece.
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Leading Zane Trace in scoring was Kristian Boltenhouse with 27 points. Pierce Mowery tallied 19, followed by Nate Nesser with nine.
Trey Rittenhouse and Tim Gibson each totaled four points.
With the win, Lynchburg-Clay improves to 12-7 (6-4, SHAC). Zane Trace falls to 13-5 (8-3).
Lynchburg-Clay will be back in action on Tuesday night as they travel to West Union to play the Dragons. Zane Trace will play next Wednesday night at Circleville.
The Mustang freshmen and JV squads were also victorious Saturday night.
The LC freshmen won by a score of 46-22 to improve their record to 10-5 on the season.
Leading LC in scoring was Quintin Smith with 14 points. Zane Trace was led by Andrew Harra-Baker with six points.
The Mustang JV squad won their contest, 50-48.
Josh Goble led the Mustangs with 17 points, followed by Brian Lampkin with 14 and Michael Heindel with 10.
Zane Trace was led by Hill and Pillow with 12 points apiece. The JV Mustangs improve to 12-6 on the season.