The 6th/7th grade girls pitched a first half shutout, which was enough for them to hang on to a 15-10 win.
It was not pretty but the girls made enough shots and stops in the 4th quarter to even their record at .500.
Both teams were sloppy and turned the ball over with a lot of errant passes and dribbling into traffic. Surprisingly, there weren't many jump balls called - usually the case for games that are all over the place.
Up 11-9 late in the fourth, the 6th/7th grade turned the ball over twice leading to a wide open fast break lay-up for the other team. Luckily for the girls, the potential go ahead shots never went in, even on wide open practice line like lay-ups.
Christine and Michaela applied some pressure in the back court under two minutes to go, and Michaela was able to scoop up a loose ball by the basket and extend the lead to four points.
After the other team hit a free throw, Cecilia hit a nice lay-up with under 12 seconds to go, sealing the game.
Becky, who started the year in a lot of foul trouble, only had two in Saturday's contest, a drastic improvement from when she fouled out of three straight games.
Even in a messy affair, the girls bounced back for a much needed win after a really tough defeat last week.
Halfway through the year, the girls are showing spurts of taking the next step, but making shots and ball security will need to improve in the stretch run.
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