The Bowie Lady Rabbits wrapped up second place in district with their regular season finale at home against Vernon.
The Lady Rabbits won 48-36 against a tough Lady Lions team that was hoping to play spoiler for Bowie’s senior night.
The Lady Rabbits nearly lost at Vernon the first time two teams played back in January, escaping with a one-point win 33-32 despite the Lady Lions ultimately finishing outside of the playoff picture.
Both teams came out pressing and early on Vernon got out to a 6-0 lead. Bowie came back, scoring five points in the final two minutes of the quarter to steal the lead 10-9.
The Lady Lions 2-3 zone and quick hands seemed to initially keep out the Lady Rabbits players from getting to the basket. Bowie did get some open shots from 3-point range, but not many were going in as usual.
Vernon was scoring inside and feasting off some uncharacteristic turnovers from the Lady Rabbits while also doing a good job of getting to the free throw line.
Some of that was cleaned up in the second quarter as more players got involved in the scoring and Bowie took control up 23-17.
The Lady Rabbits defensively stayed locked in during the third quarter, limiting Vernon to only five points to extend their lead to double-digits up 35-22 heading into the final period.
The Lady Lions played with more urgency in the final period and got back to the free throw line with more frequency to score at their best pace all game. Thankfully, Bowie was able to keep pace and made enough free throws down the stretch to keep the game from getting scary in the final few minutes.
The Lady Rabbits won their final regular season game 48-36.

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