WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE — Circleville kept its perfect record intact with a 52-29 road win over Washington Wednesday night.
Leading 32-14 at halftime, the Tigers really clamped down on the Blue Lions as they held their hosts to only two points in the third quarter while expanding their lead to 48-16.
Maddie Blakeman led the Tigers with 21 points, eight coming in the third quarter. Faith Yancey added 12, also scoring eight in the third.
The Tigers (16-0) head to Fairfield Union Friday.
Circleville 52, Washington 29
Circleville — Faith Yancey 6-0-12, Maddie Blakeman 8-4-21, Isabelle Perini 2-0-6, Ally Thornsley 3-0-6, Emilea Edgington 0-2-2, Gabby McConnell 2-0-0. Three-point goals — Blakeman, Perini (2), McConnell. Total — 21-6-52.
Washington — Maggi Wall 5-0-12, Calleigh Wead-Salmi 2-0-4, Eliana Racine 2-0-4, Trinity George 2-0-4, Calee Ellars 2-0-5. Three-point goals — Wall (2), Ellars. Total — 13-0-29.
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
Circleville 12 20 16 4 52
Washington 6 8 2 13 29
Braves pick up win over McClain
Logan Elm held off the visiting McClain Tigers to grab a 49-41 non-league win Wednesday night.
“The ladies physically battled the entire night where the officials truly allowed the girls to decide who was going to win the contest,” LE coach Mike Schultz said.
Logan Elm had a 9-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and extended it to 24-15 by halftime.
Despite a slow start to the second half, the Braves bounced back and had pushed their lead to 36-21 by the end of the period.
McClain made a run at the Braves in the final period scoring 20 points.
“Key free throws at the end of the game allowed the ladies to claim victory,” Schultz said.
Kiannah Ingram led the Braves with 23 points and Kimmy Petty added 15. Enaja Fischer had six for the Braves while Maggie Wilson had four and Kennedy Groff had one.
The Braves (8-11) are back in action Friday hosting Liberty Union.
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
McClain 8 7 6 20 41
Logan Elm 9 15 12 13 49
