Lady Tigers Earn Narrow Win Over McLean County

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The Hopkinsville girls’ basketball team went on the road to wrap up 2019 on Monday night, holding on for a 60-59 victory over hosts McLean County.  The Lady Tigers put four players in double figures on their way to a second-straight win and enter the New Year at 6-6 overall.

A trio of Lady Tigers helped Hoptown double-up McLean County in the first quarter, with Lakayla Samuel, Shaterrea Bellamy and Donisha Flowers combining for all but 2 points of a 26-13 advantage.

Flowers kept the hot hand in the second with 8 more points, but Kamryn McMahon put up 7 to help the Lady Cougars outscore Hoptown 14-12.  The Lady Tigers still took an 11-point lead to the halftime break at 38-27.

The Lady Tigers could only come up with 10 points in the third quarter, allowing McLean County to shave 6 more points of the margin behind 9 more from McMahon.

After only scoring 5 points in the first half, McLean’s Hailee Johnson exploded for 12 in the final frame, leading them back to within a point with seconds to play.  However, the Hoptown defense held firm, denying the Lady Cougars on their final shot and pulling down the game-sealing rebound.

Hopkinsville          26    12    10    12–60

McLean County     13    14    16    16–59

Hopkinsville (6-6) Flowers 22, Samuel 16, Bellamy 12, Epps 10

McLean County 6-5) McMahon 24, Johnson 18, Rush-Owen 11

 

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