Girls Basketball Finishes 9-5 in NBC After Win at Marlington
Louisville 62, Marlington 22
The Louisville Lady Leopards concluded NBC Play with their most lopsided victory of the season as they defeated the host Marlington Dukes 62-22 Wednesday Evening at MHS. With the victory, Louisville is now 12-9 overall and finishes 9-5 in the conference.
Sarah Lairson led the Lady Leopards as she alone outscored the Lady Dukes with a game-high 24 points. Nine different Louisville players scored during the contest as Abby Beaver and Sabryna Benzel also added 7 a piece. Beaver also directed the offense with a game-high 7 assists.
The Leopards defense held the opposition to their lowest point total of the season for the second consecutive game. Grace Jackson’s hustle led the effort as she finished with 10 rebounds, 4 steals, and a block. Louisville recorded 5 swats and 10 steals as a team. Benzel also grabbed 7 boards and Lairson had 3 thefts.
Marlington was led by Morgan Penird who scored a team-high 8 points. Alyssa Powers also added 4 points and Robin Campbell had a team-high 6 rebounds.
With the victory, the Lady Leopards have now won 10 out of their last 11 meetings against the Lady Dukes and 17 out of the last 18 games at Marlington. Louisville now leads the all-time series 62-17 which includes a 32-6 mark at MHS. This is the second largest margin of victory in the series with only a Leopards 83-30 win over the host Dukes on November 29, 1988 being a greater margin. Overall this is Louisville’s most lopsided win since a 63-11 victory (52 point margin) at home against Alliance on February 4, 2012 and most lopsided road win since they defeated the Aviators 75-26 (49 point margin) back on January 7, 2012.
UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next conclude the regular season at Canton Central Catholic on Wednesday, February 18. JV will begin at 6:00 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:30 PM.
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