By Sedrick Bolton III February 7, 2023
ELLENWOOD Lady Mustangs Shydai Jones hits the biggest shot of the night off the inbound feed to break the tie and send her team further in the AAAAAA Region 3 Tournament. Morrow snaps an 11 game losing streak to get their most important win of the season.
Sophomore Oumie Jallow of the Lady Mustangs provided a huge spark, nailing five of the team's eight three-pointers. She led the team in scoring with 15 points.
Mundy's Mill could not stop the barrage of three's that Morrow kept shooting. Morrow's defense also came up with steals which allowed them to get the largest lead of the night as they led by 12 in the third quarter.
Lady Tigers senior Keianna West began to takeover as she scores eight points in the third. West hit a deep buzzer-beating three to end the quarter which not only reduced their deficit to four, but gave Mundy's Mill a much needed moral boost.
As the Lady Tigers began to come back, senior Chamiah Walker hits from downtown to tie the score at 48. With 23.9 left, Morrow's Azariah Taylor throws it down low to Jones who throw up the shot and scores it to reclaim the lead.
Down two with 5.9 left to play, the Lady Tigers to get a shot up to send the game to overtime but they miss. Morrow wins it 50-48.
Now that the bracket is set, the Lady Mustangs travel to Jonesboro High School to face Forest Park February 11.
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