ELIZABETHTOWN – The East Bladen duo of junior Ja’Tyra Moore-Peterson and sophmore Patience Ward combined for 36 points Friday night as the Lady Eagles pounded Fairmont 60-20 in Three Rivers Conference girls basketball action.
The Lady Eagles rolled to a 26-4 first quarter lead then rode a 24-5 second period blitz to a 50-9 halftime lead. A running clock shortened the second half.
Moore-Peterson topped the East Bladen attack with 21 points, and Ward finished with 15 points, 4 assists and 3 steals. Junior Erica McKoy racked up 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Junior Ashley Hardin tossed in 6 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 3 assists for the winners. Senior Shardajah Brown scored 5 points and pulled down 6 rebounds.
Freshman center Lexie Mendell blocked 4 shots and corralled 5 rebounds. Junior Anna Kate White tossed in 4 points.
The East Bladen defense limited Fairmont’s Kiara Page to only 5 points in the game – well below her 24 points per game average. Maya Bellamy led the Lady Tornadoes with 8 points.
Coach Patty Evers’ Lady Eagles improved to 4-1 in league play and 6-1 overall. East Bladen will host St. Pauls Monday night.
EAST BLADEN (60) – Katie Evans, Erica McKoy 9, Kaley Smith, Izzy Smith, Shardajah Brown 5, Anna Kate White 4, Abbie Cross, Kabarah Moore, Patience Ward 15, Ashley Hardin 6, Ja’Tyra Moore-Peterson 21, Lorna Mendell.
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