The Langford Area girls basketball team lost two straight games in the past week to North Central and Waverly-South Shore to run its losing streak to three but bounced back with a victory over Tri-State.
North Central used a big second quarter to post a 56-40 win over the Lady Lions on Saturday and LA fell to Waverly-South Shore 57-40 on Thursday before tripping Tri-State 64-41 on Monday.
“It has been a tough week to get in a rhythm with not being able to practice before games because of the weather,” said LA coach Michael Alberts. “The last few games, we have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket but defensively, we have really been stressing boxing out and rebounding better. We also need to do a better job of not fouling and sending teams to the free throw line.
“In our game against Tri-State, we took a step in the right direction in the things we have really been struggling on. Our girls finished better and we definitely rebounded and played better defense. We still need to keep improving in those areas, but it was a great step for our girls.”
Alberts’ squad stood at 8-4 heading into its contest against Warner last night Tuesday. Northwestern comes to town for a twin bill with the boys’ team on Friday (JV girls 4 p.m., JV boys, varsity girls, varsity boys to follow), and the girls travel to Waubay to meet Waubay-Summit on Monday (JV girls 4 p.m., JV boys, varsity girls, varsity boys to follow).
Langford Area 64
Tri-State 41
Langford Area led by just two points at halftime but outscored Tri-State 33-12 in the second half.
Paytyn Marlow pumped in 26 points and had seven rebounds for the Lady Lions and Josie Jensen added 15 counters and six boards. Lizzie Gustafson added eight points, six rebounds, and three assists.
North Central 56
Langford Area 40
North Central exploded for 22 second quarter points to put Langford Area into a 34-18 hole at halftime and the Lady Lions were not able to recover.
Paytyn Marlow led LA with 15 points and Lizzie Gustafson chipped in with eight.
Waverly-South Shore 57
Langford Area 40
Waverly-South Shore led by seven after three periods and outscored LA 13-3 in the final quarter.
Alex Darling led the lady Lions with 20 points, including five treys, and Paytyn Marlow added 10. Lizzie Gustafson pulled down eight rebounds and had four assists.
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