East Bladen’s unbeaten Lady Eagles raced to leads of 23-4, 42-9 and 56-16 en route to a 64-21 Four County Conference girls basketball victory over Heide Trask at Rocky Point Wednesday night.
Senior Lacey Suggs filled up the stat sheet with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals and 4 assists to lead the Lady Eagles. Senior guard Abby Ward narrowly missed a double-double with 9 points, 10 assists and 6 steals.
Freshman Ja’Tyra Moore-Peterson pumped in 12 points and grabbed 8 rebounds for the winners. Senior center Christiana Cromartie followed with 8 points and 5 blocked shots.
Senior Miller Heustess tallied 6 points, and freshman Ashley Hardin pulled down 8 rebounds. Junior Emily Scott contributed 7 rebounds, and Shardajah Brown collected 4 rebounds.
Suggs keyed the 23-4 first quarter run with 3 baskets and a free throw. Cromartie dropped in 3 baskets in the quarter, and Moore-Peterson threw in two more buckets.
Suggs racked up 9 more points in the second period with 3 baskets and 3 free throws. Heustess and Moore-Peterson added 2 buckets each in the quarter.
Ward and Suggs dropped in 2 baskets each in the third quarter, and Ward drained a 3-point shot in the final period.
Coach Patty Evers’ Lady Eagles improved to 4-0 in the league and 14-0 overall. East Bladen travels to Wallace-Rose Hill Friday night.
East Bladen (64) – Abby Ward 9, Lexie Mendell, Michelle Page, Shardajah Brown 1, Emily Scott 2, Lacey Suggs 20, Miller Heustess 6, Danielle McDowell 4, Christiana Cromartie 8, Ashley Hardin 2, Ja’Tyra Moore-Peterson 12.
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