The Lady Devils, E-gals and Lady Aces all grabbed wins in their respective matchups on Wednesday, while Daviess County fell short against Castle for its fifth consecutive loss.
Owensboro vs. Scott
Junior A’Lyrica Hughes and senior CJ Paige led the Lady Devils with strong games offensively on Wednesday, combining for the vast majority of the team’s points in a 58-53 win over Scott.
Despite Hughes (12) and Paige (six) combining for all but two threes in the second quarter, Owensboro was held to single digits in the first and third. This led to the game being all knotted up at 38-38 going into the fourth.
But Paige (eight) and Hughes (five) were able to get going again in the final quarter, combining for 13 of the team’s 18 en route to the 58-53 win. Hughes led all scorers with 29 points in the contest, while Paige followed with 16.
The Lady Devils also went 13-22 from the charity stripe, helping them grab their third straight victory. Owensboro improves to 8-1 overall with the win, now having a quick turnaround with a 2:15 p.m. matchup on Thursday against Evansville Memorial at the Owensboro Sportscenter.
Apollo vs. Webster County
The E-gals had Webster County’s number again on Wednesday, defeating them for their second win of the season at 58-42.
Apollo’s defense played a key role in the victory, holding the Lady Trojans to single digits in the first and fourth quarter. Offensively it was big second halves from freshman Kennedy Lane (18) and junior Jennifer Lee (nine) that helped propel the E-gals to the 58-42 win.
Apollo improves to 2-7 overall with the win, as they will look to make it back-to-back wins against Ohio County at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Daviess County vs. Castle
A rough second quarter ailed the Lady Panthers on Wednesday, as they couldn’t muster up enough offense in a 52-45 loss to Castle.
Castle jumped out to a 21-13 lead in the first quarter, expanding on it in the second quarter by holding Daviess County to four points en route to a 30-17 halftime lead. The Lady Panthers went on to turn things around and outscore Castle 28-22 in the second half, but it was too little too late as they ultimately lost 52-45.
Senior Adylan Ayer led Daviess County with 15 points in the loss, while freshman Briley Henry added 12 as the only other player in double figures. The Lady Panthers fall to 2-6 overall with the loss, as they will look to bounce back against McLean County at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Owensboro Catholic vs. Holy Cross (Covington)
Defense was the key in a Lady Aces 50-47 win over Holy Cross (Covington) on Wednesday, holding them to single digits for four straight quarters.
Owensboro Catholic struggled offensively in the first, finding themselves down 18-7 at the end of the quarter. They still weren’t able to crack double digits in the second, but were able to limit Holy Cross to just nine points as well to make their deficit 27-16 going into halftime.
Coming out of the locker room the Lady Aces continued to chip away at the lead, outscoring Holy Cross 10-7 in the third to cut it to 34-26 going into the fourth. It was there that Owensboro Catholic held them to nine points once again, while figuring it out offensively with its best quarter of the night.
The Lady Aces got contributions from five different players in the quarter, scoring 17 to tie things up at 43-43 and force overtime. Following regulation, senior Hailee Johnson and sophomore Aubrey Randolph combined for all seven of the Lady Aces points to help lead them to the 50-47 win.
Free throws played a big factor in securing the win in overtime, as Randolph hit three and Johnson hit a pair while leading the team in scoring with 12 and 17 points respectively. Owensboro Catholic improves to 10-1 overall with the win, now looking to close out the Queen of the Commonwealth on Thursday with a win over Pikeville at 10:30 a.m.
