When Caldwell County’s girls visited Madisonville-North Hopkins a couple of weeks ago, the result was a 67-28 rout by the Lady Maroons.
When the teams met again Thursday night in Princeton, Caldwell was much more competitive. But Madisonville was still able to take control of the contest in the third quarter on the way to a 71-57 victory.
The Lady Tigers were within 22-20 late in the first half before the Lady Maroons got to halftime with a 29-22 advantage.
A 26-16 margin in the third quarter helped Madisonville stretch its lead to 55-38 entering the final frame.
Caldwell (10-14 overall, 2-4 district) got back as close as 10 points late before the Lady Maroons (18-5, 4-0) finished off the 14-point triumph.
Madisonville used a balanced offensive attack, led by 18 points from Destiny Whitsell and 17 from Camryn LaGrange. Jaycee Noffsinger added 13 points and Amari Lovan added 11.
Caldwell got 17 points from Parris Gray, 16 from Katy Smiley and 13 from Brylee Butts.
The Lady Tigers are locked into the No. 3 seed for the 7th District tournament, which will be played in Princeton this season.
The top two seeds have not been decided, with the Lady Maroons still to face Hopkins County Central twice. The Lady Storm is also 4-0 in district play this season.
Madisonville-NH 13 16 26 16—71
Caldwell County 5 17 16 19—57
Madisonville-North Hopkins (18-5, 4-0) — Whitsell 18, LaGrange 17, Noffsinger 13, Lovan 11, Barber 7, Hallum 5.
Caldwell County (10-14, 2-4) — Gray 17, Smiley 16, Butts 13, McKinney 6, Aikins 3, Copeland 2.
