Lady Dragons hold off CM Lady Wildcats, 48-38
BALD EAGLE TOWNSHIP, PA – It was not for lack of effort Tuesday night, as the Central Mountain Lady Wildcats battled hard for the entire 32 minutes, but visiting Lewisburg left with a hard-earned 48-38 victory.
The win put the Lady Dragons at 7-4 overall, 3-2 in the Heartland Athletic Conference. The loss, the fourth in a row, all in conference play, put CM at 3-7 overall, 0-4 in the Heartland.
Turnovers proved to be a factor in a game that stayed close throughout, Central Mountain with 27, Lewisburg with 14. The Lady Dragons led 19-13 after one, 25-19 at halftime and 34-30 after three. But a 14-8 split in the final eight minutes helped earn the visitors the win, answering the Lady Wildcats’ continuing effort to take the lead.
Kiahna Jones again paced CM with 16 points and blocked four shots. Taylor Doyle added 8 points, Macy Plowman 6. Other scorers were Tara Mader with 5 and Keely Rohrbach with 3. Ava Doyle pulled down 9 rebounds as CM had an edge on the boards, 36 to 28.
The Heartland road gets no easier for coach Scott Baker’s team; they visit Jersey Shore on Friday, the Lady Bulldogs 2-0 in conference play, 6-2 overall.
L 19 6 9 14 = 48
CM 13 6 11 8 = 38
