{"id":9976,"date":"2021-03-10T15:24:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T21:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sm-tnsports.com\/?p=9976"},"modified":"2021-03-10T18:28:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T00:28:26","slug":"lady-mustangs-trot-to-victory-in-class-a-tournament-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sm-tnsports.com\/2021\/03\/10\/lady-mustangs-trot-to-victory-in-class-a-tournament-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Mustangs trot to victory in Class A tournament opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Maurice Patton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MURFREESBORO \u2013<\/strong> Loretto was happy to be back. Cloudland was happy to be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that may have been the difference in Wednesday\u2019s TSSAA Class A girls basketball state tournament quarterfinal matchup, as the Lady Mustangs \u2013 making their third straight appearance \u2013 put together an early offensive blitz en route to a 63-31 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re comfortable here. That may have been a disadvantage for Cloudland,\u201d Loretto coach Ashley Rutledge said after the victory, which sets up a 10 a.m. semifinal clash Friday against Clay County, a 59-38 quarterfinal winner Wednesday over Peabody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Lady Mustangs had their tourney stay a year ago cut short because of the global pandemic, the team advanced to the 2019 finals before falling to Gibson County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9965\" data-id=\"9965\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/sm-tnsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/YOW_5772.jpg?resize=474%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" 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The Lady \u2018Landers were in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2013 and looking for their first tourney victory in six appearances, but struggled against the Lady Mustangs\u2019 height on both ends of the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe talked all week about their length. (Karly) Weathers up top in their press hurt us,\u201d said Cloudland coach Matt Birchfield, whose team scored at the 6:59 mark and allowed 12 straight points thereafter as Loretto seized a 14-2 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re so hard to defend with their length. With Weathers, you give it to her and she finds the kids around her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karly Weathers, the Lady Mustangs\u2019 5-11 junior point guard, finished with eight assists to go with her game-high 21 points in a contest that was never in doubt after that early spurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt means a lot to come out and make a statement like that,\u201d Rutledge said regarding the margin of victory, as the fourth quarter was played under the mercy rule with the Lady Mustangs taking a 58-22 cushion into the final eight minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Loretto (19-7) was the only team in the tournament field with fewer than 20 wins \u2013 a point not lost on Rutledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur schedule has been brutal,\u201d she said. \u201cWe could be 30-1, 27-2. We could schedule those kind of tames. But we played three state champions (in Mississippi and Alabana), plus Upperman and Lebanon. We definitely put in a brutal schedule. 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