Bluffton girls stymie Thunderbirds, 46-24
The visiting Bluffton girls basketball team handcuffed county rival Lima Central Catholic 46-24 in a non-league mismatch Tuesday night, November 30.
The Lady Pirates led 13-6 after one period and extended the margin to 28-9 by intermission. An 11-3 third period put the game further out of reach with a 27-point Pirate bulge heading to the final stanza.
Bluffton improved to 3-0 with the lopsided win.
Pirate Ayla Grandey and Kylie Stackhouse each netted 12 points to pace the victors. Riley Eachus added seven markers.
Bridget Mulcahy led cold-shooting LCC with eight points.
The Lady Pirates canned 20 baskets. They made three shots from beyond the arc, and sank 17 shots from two-point range. Bluffton converted three of its six charity stripe tries (50 percent).
LCC made just six two-point field goals, and also canned three triples for nine total baskets. They also sank three of six foul shots (50 percent).
LCC 24
Young 2 0-0 4, Morrisey 1 0-0 2, Mulcahy 3 0-0 8, Stolly 1 1-2 3, Macklin 2 1-2 6, Cox 0 1-2 1.
Totals: 6-3/3-6/24. 3-pointers: Mulcahy 2, Macklin 1.
Bluffton 46 (3-0)
Busch 1 0-0 2, Eachus 3 0-0 7, Stackhouse 4 3-6 12, Scoles 3 0-0 6, Monday 2 0-0 5, Grandey 6 0-0 12, Maple 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 17-3/3-6/46. 3-pointers: Eachus 1, Monday 1, Stackhouse 1.
1 2 3 4 F
LCC 6 5 3 10 24
Bluf 13 15 11 7 46
Bluffton plays at Ft. Jennings (1-2) Thursday, December 2 and hosts Ottoville (0-3) Saturday, Dec. 4 in two non-league contests.
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