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The Lady Bulldogs beat Saint Jo 31-30
It was an important game for both teams as the Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs traveled to Saint Jo on Tuesday.
The Lady Bulldogs won a close, low scoring game 31-30 in the final few seconds when Shelby Roof found her way to the rim for a layup despite the team missing starters down the stretch and both teams dealing with foul trouble.
The Lady Panthers came into the game winning their last two games and wanting to make it three to try and stay in the chase for a playoff spot. Prairie Valley came into the Tuesday fresh off of winning its first district game and trying to build something off that momentum The game started slow with a lot of turnovers on both sides. Both teams amped up the perimeter pressure and were jumping passing lanes. Converting those steals to points in transition was a bit tricky though.
There were a lot of whistles early and often for both sides as both teams finished the first quarter in the bonus. Besides an early 3-pointer, Prairie Valley struggled to find offense while Saint Jo were earning points off second chance opportunities, getting the early lead 9-6 in the first quarter.
The Lady Bulldogs suffered a blow when starting post player Taylor Franklin left the game with some sort of leg injury and could not return. Also leading scorer Haley Winkler got into foul trouble and had to sit for a stretch.
In the second quarter though, the Lady Panthers were hit with foul issues that led to many starters having to sit. Prairie Valley took advantage and slowly but surely built a 22-14 lead with two minutes to go before halftime.
Saint Jo put some starters in and Bailey Parker and Kaitline Harris combined to score nine points before halftime to close the gap to 22-21.
The third quarter saw the Lady Bulldogs lose Winkler as she fouled out. With its best shooter and scorer out, Prairie Valley had to rely on its defense as the pressure held the Lady Panthers to only four points in the quarter. The Lady Bulldogs led 29-25 heading into the final quarter.
Saint Jo was able to tie the game up at 29-29 with four minutes to play thanks to offensive rebounding creating second chance opportunities. The Lady Panthers took the lead 30-29 thanks to a free throw from Harris with two minutes to play.
It was a frantic end to the game. Both teams missed shots and turned the ball over back-to-back-to-back in various sequences. Offensive rebounds and put-back chances would not go in.
After a wild sequence of Prairie Valley players just slinging the ball towards the rim and several bounces off players, the ball found its way into the hands of Lady Bulldog point guard Roof.
She picked the opportunity to drive towards the basket amid the chaos and finished with an uncontested layup to give Prairie Valley the lead 31-30 with 17 seconds left.
After a time out, the teams exchanged turnovers and Saint Jo got off a 3-pointer that missed. The Lady Bulldogs rebounded the ball and were able to run out the clock to hold on for the win.
Emily Carpenter finished with a double-double for Prairie Valley as she led the team with 10 points and 14 rebounds. Winkler scored 10 points and Roof finished with five points.
Lady Bulldog Coach Jeannie Carpenter did not think her team played too well despite the win. In such a low scoring game where both teams did some good things while making plenty of mistakes, in the end Carpenter feels like the more poised team took advantage of its opportunity in the end.
For Saint Jo, Parker led the team with 14 points while Harris scored 10 points. Coach Taylor Klement liked how her team played overall, especially on the defensive end.
Prairie Valley starts the second round of district at home at 6 p.m. against Slidell on Jan. 24.
Saint Jo starts the second round at Bellevue at 6 p.m. on Jan. 21.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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