The Trigg County Lady Wildcats snapped a three-game losing streak on Monday, defeating Apollo 54-30 in the first-ever meeting between the schools.
Trigg County opened the second half with a 23-3 run that turned a seven-point halftime lead into a 48-20 lead heading into the final quarter.
Cali Jones scored six of her 14 points in the third quarter, and Reese Bush scored nine of her game-high 19 points in the same frame.
They were joined in double figures by Veyda Grinols who scored 11 points and pulled down six rebounds.
Trigg County scored a season-high 27 points off 27 Apollo turnovers while committing just 13 turnovers themselves.
The Lady Wildcats return to the court on Thursday at Muhlenberg County and will play at Heritage Christian Academy on Saturday.
| Trigg County 54, Apollo 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Apollo (2-16) | ||||||||||||||||||
| LaShay Vera 3-7 2-3 8; Eriyah Curry 1-3 1-2 4; Maleah Potter 2-2 0-1 4; Jessica Lee 1-7 0-0 3; Tyler Hall 1-4 0-0 3; Mattingly Taylor 1-2 1-2 3; Emersyn Bullington 1-5 0-2 2; Brynlee Johnson 0-0 2-2 2; Aubrey Johnson 0-6 1-4 1; Brylei Brake 0-2 0-0 0; Annie Halbig 0-1 0-0 0; Brylie Hardin 0-0 0-0 0; Totals 10-39 7-16 30. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trigg County (5-15) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reese Bush 6-17 3-7 19; Cali Jones 7-16 0-0 14; Veyda Grinols 4-10 2-4 11; AJ Navarro 2-7 1-4 6; Alivia Norwood 1-7 0-0 2; Gabbi McGee 1-3 0-2 2; Knyona Tyler 0-0 0-0 0; Alexis Mayes 0-1 0-0 0; Emma Rogers 0-0 0-0 0; Totals 21-61 6-17 54. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 3-point goals – Apollo 3-16 (Eriyah Curry 1-1; Jessica Lee 1-6; Tyler Hall 1-3; Aubrey Johnson 0-4; Emersyn Bullington 0-2), Trigg County 6-21 (Reese Bush 4-11; AJ Navarro 1-4; Veyda Grinols 1-3; Alivia Norwood 0-3).
Rebounds – Apollo 37 (LaShay Vera 6; Jessica Lee 6), Trigg County 32 (Alivia Norwood 7; AJ Navarro 7) Assists – Apollo 5 (Aubrey Johnson 2), Trigg County 16 (AJ Navarro 4; Reese Bush 4). Total Fouls – Apollo 14, Trigg County 13. |
