It was a very busy week for the Lady Blue Devils, with a home game last Wednesday against Westmoreland, an away contest Friday at Northumberland, Saturday’s tournament at Surry County, and Monday’s away game and varsity and JV games on Monday at Northampton.
Highlights for Mathews included a 49-33 varsity win over the host Surry Cougars and varsity and JV victories over the Northampton Yellow Jackets.
Westmoreland
In the first game of last Wednesday’s season opener, the JV Devils came up just short at the final buzzer, falling 22-20. Mathews was trailing, 16-9, at the half, with the Eagles converting fast breaks into points. A strong push by the defense narrowed the margin in the second half, but it wasn’t enough for the JV Devils. Adrianna Forrest was the leading scorer with nine points.
The varsity game was next, with the Devils and Eagles battling closely in the first half as Westmoreland went into the locker room at halftime ahead by three points, 15-12. Mathews kept the game close...