Kaela scored a career high 17 points, leading the 5th grade girls to a 21-3 win in their first game of the regular season.
The girls were forced to play Friday night instead of Saturday due to another weird mishap in the schedule, but nobody was complaining after such a good game.
Leading 10-3 at the half, the girls used their defense to start their offense to pull away in the second half.
Although only Kaela and Ivy got on the scoresheet, the rest of the team was much more aware on the defensive end than they were in the tournament, as they didn't allow much room for the other team to operate.
Since the girls have played three games already in the tournament, they were already accustomed to playing in a game, whereas the other team was not. This definitely worked to the advantage of the 5th graders tonight.
Court awareness also improved as the four rookies were alert on defense, getting their hands on loose balls, and grabbing rebounds.
Ivy scored 4 points in the 4th quarter, one on a putback by the basket where she hustled down in case there was a rebound, and another off a nice pass from Kaela late in the game.
As for Kaela, she was able to score on fast breaks, steals and on outside shots, slowly becoming one of the most consistent scorers of anybody in the school.
Her 17 points is the most by a 5th grade girl since Marissa scored 16 in 2008.
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