WCMS girls drop Lady Tigers by 11

Tuesday night at Irving College the Lady Tigers’ fifth- and sixth-grade basketball team fell to the WCMS Lady Pioneers 23-12.

Both teams struggled on offense in the opening period as the Lady Tigers hit for five points, while the Lady Pioneers scored six.

In the second period the Lady Tigers’ offense continued to struggle as Irving College managed just two points in the period.

Warren County Middle took a 15-7 lead at the half by scoring nine points in the quarter.

The Lady Tigers continued to have problems holding on to the ball, resulting in just two points for Irving College in the third period. The Lady Pioneers put six points on the board and held a 21-9 lead after three quarters of play.

In the final period both teams had a hard time of finding the bottom of the basket. Warren County scored three, while Irving College had three.

For the Lady Pioneers, Caroline McKinley hit for seven points.

Morgan Frye had five, Kimberly Warden added three, Kelsi Douglas, Allison Conner, Kara Deason and Jordan Dyer had two points each.

Lolita Terrazas scored 10 points for the Lady Tigers and Kelsea Grieves added two points.