The Christian County girls’ basketball team was looking for a second straight win after topping 8th-District rivals Hopkinsville over the weekend, but the host Bowling Green Lady Purples proved too much in a 64-20 defeat on Tuesday.
After suffering its first loss of the season against McCracken County last time out, Bowling Green raced out to a 23-7 lead after the first quarter. Ryleigh Campbell paced the Lady Purples with ten early points, and Meadow Tisdale added six.
Bowling Green stretched the advantage in the second behind five points from Tanaya Bailey and four more for Tisdale. The Lady Colonels were held to six points and trailed 43-13 at halftime.
Christian County continued to struggle after the break, scoring a single point in the third quarter and six in the fourth. Ne’Veah Day scored four of her team-high eight points in the fourth for the Lady Colonels.
Campbell and Tisdale both finished with 13 for the Lady Purples, and JaSiyah Franklin scored eight points in the third and 11 for the game.
Christian County 7 6 1 6 — 20
Bowling Green 23 21 17 3 — 64
Christian County (1-5) — Day 8, Harris 7, Bagwell 2, McGregor 2, Daniel 1
Bowling Green (4-1) — Campbell 13, Tisdale 13, Franklin 11, T. Bailey 7, Wardlow 6, Shelton 4, Smiley 4, J. Bailey 3, Potter 2, Macy 1
