Lady Warriors lose two this past week
Staff writer
Peabody-Burns High School Lady Warriors suffered two league losses this past week, falling 49-40 to Sedgwick, and 47-30 to Little River.
Little offense from both squads put the Lady Warriors down 6-3 after the first quarter of the Sedgwick game. Jessica Gillet started the PBHS scoring with a free throw, and Elaina Newell added a basket.
The Lady Warrior offense picked up in the second, with the team posting 21 points. Jessi Hilliard paced the team with 13 points. Newell added a three-pointer and Racquel Castillo had three free throws. Traci Windsor had one bucket.
The defense held Sedgwick to 15 points, and PBHS led 24-21 at the break.
Pressure from the Cardinals in the second half overpowered the Lady Warriors. Sedgwick scored 28 points to take the victory.
Newell led the second half with four three-pointers. Hilliard and Gillet recorded two free throws each.
scoring
Newell 17, Hilliard 15, Castillo 3, Windsor 2.
Little River
The Lady Warriors played tough against Little River in the first quarter. A three-pointer from Newell gave PBHS a 6-5 edge, as it held on to the lead throughout the first quarter. Hilliard had seven points, Laura Hoffman added two points, as the Lady Warriors led 12-11.
The offense went cold in the second quarter. Hilliard had six points and Windsor two, but it was all the team could muster. Little River scored 17, including a three-pointer at the buzzer, to lead 28-20.
Little River's defensive pressure overpowered PBHS and held them to 10 points in the second half. Hilliard had seven points, and Newell had three, as the Warriors fell by 17.
scoring
Hilliard 20, Newell 6, Hoffman 2, Windsor 2.
