Basketball (Girls V) Maconaquah Schools

Lady Braves win 58-24 over Logansport

By Ray Davis | Dec 23, 2024 8:59 AM

The Lady Braves continue with their shooting from Thursday night hitting another 11 3pt field goals in their 58-24 win over Logansport. The 1st quarter saw though saw Logansport come out and hit 4 3pt shots in the quarter and at one point had a 12-1 lead on the Lady Braves. Then the Lady Braves turned up their defense and causes 9 turnovers in the quarter to take a 15-14 lead. In the quarter, Ireland Kile sparked the offense scoring 9 of her 19 points. In the 2nd quarter, the Lady Braves defense continue to give the Berries a hard time scoring holding them to just 4 points in the quarter. The Lady Braves scored 16 point that quarter being led by Addie Maiben and Kasey Murry both hitting a pair of 3 pt. shots and Ireland Kile hitting one also. They Lady Braves took at a 31-18 lead into the locker room at halftime. In the 3rd quarter, the Lady Braves came out and with some defensive power again holding Logansport to 5 points in the quarter. On the offensive side of the court, Delaney Betzner hit four 3pt shots in the quarter for 12 points and the Lady Braves got scoring from a total of 5 players. The 4th quarter saw the Lady Braves work on their offensive movement and working the basketball. They continue with their defensive stops holding the Berries to just 1 point in the quarter that came with just 22 seconds left in the game. From the after the 1st quarter, the Lady Braves held Logansport to just 10 points in the final 24 minutes of the game. They Lady Braves caused 30 turnovers with 22 steals., and out rebounding a much taller team 33-22 on the boards. Stats from the game: Ireland Kile: 19 pts, 4 rebounds Delaney Betzner 16 pts, 4 rebounds, 6 steals Kasey Murry 7 points and 3 rebounds Addie Maiben 6 pts and 3 assist Aubrey Kaiser 6 pts, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 7 assist Aubrey Stoll 4 pts, 3 assist and 4 steals The Lady Braves will play on this Friday (12/27) in the 2nd game of the Miami County Holiday Tournament against North Miami. Game time is set for around 1:30. Caston plays Peru at 12:00 also at North Miami.