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PIRATES BACK ON THE COURT FOLLOWING HOLIDAY BREAK

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PIRATES BACK ON THE COURT FOLLOWING HOLIDAY BREAK

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Alexis Vanderlei gets over the tough defense for the 2-point attempt as Kaeli Wallinga sets up to rebound. Photos by Barb Pechous
Avon hosted Wagner on Friday, January 3rd. The girls played a great game but sadly came up short as the final buzzer sounded 43-58. Rilyn Thury led the scoreboard with 15 points, Lila Vanderlei had 9 and Kaeli Wallinga 6. Wallinga pulled down 8 rebounds, Breanna Hento 4. Thury had 3 assists for the night and Wallinga had 2. Thury had 5 steals on the Raiders. The team was 39%from the field with 19 of 49, 29% for 3-point attempts with 4 of 14, 43% for 2-point attempts with 15 of 35 and 50% from the charity strips sinking 1 of 2. As a team, they gave up 15 turnovers. The Lady Pirates defeated Irene/Wakonda 41-20 on Monday, December 30th. Leading the scoreboard was Alexis Vanderlei with 20 points, Rilyn Thury had 9. Lila Vanderlei pulled down 9 rebounds, Alexis Vanderlei had 8. Thury had 6 assists for the night and 3 steals, with Jordyn Voigt taking away 3. The team was 34% from the field with 19 of 55, 25% for 3-point attempts with 2 of 8, 35% for 2-point attempts with 17 of 48 and 14% from the charity stripe with 1 of 7. As a team, they committed 10 turnovers.