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EDGAR – Edgar held a 12-point advantage on the free throw line and outrebounded Spencer by 16 as it went on to defeat the Rockets 50-45 in a nonconference girls basketball game Tuesday night at Edgar High School.
Edgar made only 14 of 28 free throws, but outscored the Rockets 14-2 at the line, and also held a 39-23 rebounding advantage.
Spencer (1-1) stayed in the game by shooting a solid 7 of 22 from 3-point range, but couldn’t overcome the disparity at the line.
Tianna Borchardt scored 18 points for Edgar (2-1).
Sydney Kind led Spencer with 15 points, all coming on 3-pointers as she made 5 of 9 from long range. Macie Weber added 12 points for the Rockets.
Spencer hosts Columbus Catholic on Thursday in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division matchup.
Wildcats 50, Rockets 45
Spencer 20 25 – 45
Edgar 22 28 – 50
SPENCER (45): Sydney Kind 5-10 0-0 15, Macie Weber 6-13 0-0 12, Lexi Baehr 2-6 1-2 7, Courtney Buss 2-4 0-0 4, Nadia King 1-2 1-2 3, Liz Endreas 1-3 0-0 2, Kallie Reckner 1-5 0-0 2, Katie Fleischmann 0-3 0-0 0. FG: 18-47. FT: 2-4. 3-pointers: 7-22 (Kind 5-9, Baehr 2-6, Buss 0-2, Flesichmann 0-2, Reckner 0-3). Rebounds: 23. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: King. Record: 1-1.
EDGAR (50): Tianna Borchardt 7-16 3-3 18, Dana Heidmann 2-6 2-4 7, Macey Wirkus 1-2 4-5 6, Lindsey Schneeberger 3-3 0-0 6, Rachel Heiden 2-6 0-2 5, Alexandria McKibben 0-2 2-6 2, Tianna Weatherby 1-2 0-0 2, Courtney Mueller 0-3 1-3 1, Kamryn Butt 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 16-41. FT: 14-28. 3-pointers: 3-12 (Borchardt 1-5, Heidmann 1-4, Heiden 1-2, Weatherby 0-1). Rebounds: 39. Fouls: 9. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-1.