Last Monday in a rescheduled home game, the Eagle Grove girls hosted West Hancock and suffered a 62-25 loss. The visiting Eagles were up 41-12 at the break. The team shot 61.1 percent from the field, 50 percent from the line and 50 percent from three-point range.
WH Eagles 62, EG Eagles 25
They traveled to Lake Mills on Tuesday and lost 56-46 to the Bulldogs in a better effort than the previous night. The home team held a slim 26-23 halftime advantage. The team shot 38.2 percent from the field, 69.6 percent from the line and 50 percent from beyond the arc. Three ladies hit for double digits, led by Lyman’s 14 points which included a nice 6 of 7 at the charity stripe. Friedl knocked down 12 points with nine of those on treys. Katlin Sampson scored 11 points with 5 of 6 at the line. H. Sampson added four points, Steil three points and Olivia Andersen two points (no other stats were available at press time).
They finished a busy week with a 51-41 loss at Belmond-Klemme on Saturday. The Broncos led 26-15 as the teams went to their locker rooms. The team shot 35.9 percent from the field, 53.8 percent from the line and 42.9 percent from three-point range. They made 26 total rebounds (20 defensive), six total assists and five total steals.
Broncos 51, Eagles 41
“It’s hard to get up for an 11 am game,” stated head coach Mike Herrington. “We started sluggish, but were still only down by two going into the second quarter. We always seem to have trouble keeping our momentum from the first to the second, and that was the case here. We got outrebounded. You have to be able to box out and to want the ball more than your opponent. Not getting defensive rebounds allows teams to get their offensive rebounds and second or third shot points. We did play better throughout the second half, and got it down to a six point game late. Then we had three possessions where we rushed shots or turned it over. The Broncos also shot over 20 more free throws. That made a big difference.”
