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Successful 24 Hours For Mansfield High Girls Basketball
Wins on Friday night and Saturday afternoon keep Hornets undefeated.
It has turned out to be a successful 24 hours for the Mansfield High girls’ basketball team.
The Hornets first registered an impressive 57-27 victory over King Philip in a Hockomock League Large School Division game on Friday night at the James Albertini Memorial Gymnasium.
Mansfield then ran its season-opening winning streak to 15 consecutive games with a 53-40 win over Scituate in a non-league game on Saturday afternoon at Emmanuel College in Boston.
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Junior point guard Michaela Bowes led the Hornets on Saturday afternoon with 14 points.
The win on Saturday improved Mansfield to 15-0 overall.
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The victory over the Warriors on Friday night kept the Hornets in a tie for first place in the Large School Division. Mansfield is now 9-0 in the league and 4-0 in the division.
Franklin is tied with Mansfield for first, standing at 13-0 overall, 9-0 in the league and 4-0 in the division.
The schedule was not a friend to King Philip late this week as the Warriors had to face the top two teams in the league on consecutive nights. King Philip dropped a 73-28 decision in Franklin on Thursday night before losing to the Hornets on Friday night.
The setback to Mansfield dropped King Philip to 2-13 overall, 1-10 in the league and 1-5 in the division.
Mansfield was in control of Friday night’s game throughout, holding a nine-point advantage after one quarter, 16-7. The hosts outscored the Warriors 15-5 in the second period to open up a 19-point advantage at the half, 31-12. Mansfield then outscored the visitors 10-3 in the third quarter to take a 41-15 lead entering the fourth quarter.
The Hornets did a terrific job defending Warrior leading scorer Lauren Trudeau, holding the senior forward scoreless in a game for the first time this year. Guard Katie Brennan led the Warriors with eight points, while guard Jodi Cullity had five points.
Senior captain and guard Kathryn Campbell and senior center Colleen Copley led the way for Mansfield with 12 points apiece. Junior Tori Shannon contributed nine points to the victory, while senior guard Krista Luchette had six points.
Following a league bye on Tuesday, the Hornets will travel to Franklin for a showdown for first place in the division with the Panthers on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m.
The schedule also doesn’t get any easier for King Philip as the Warriors will have to travel to North Attleboro to face a talented Rocketeer squad in a division contest on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. North Attleboro is 10-4 overall, 7-2 in the league and 3-2 in the division.