Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
H-M-S girls outscore Tigers, Royals to earn back-to-back wins
Eliza Tewes and Addy Sheeler tussle with an MMCRU player for a loose ball during H-M-S's win.
A strong finish offensively lifted the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team to a 49-33 win over Trinity Christian, on Dec. 3 at Hull.
The Hawks outscored the Tigers by a 15-2 margin over the final eight minutes, overcoming a subpar offensive effort in the third quarter. That was the only period of the game when Trinity Christian scored in double figures.
"I was happy with our defense," Hawk coach Ashley Tessum said. "We just needed to be more aggressive scoring, especially in the third quarter, in order to pull ahead for the win."
H-M-S led 11-7 at the end of the first quarter and ext...
