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Eaglettes lose lead, game in 4th quarter

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Posted 12/16/19

After controlling the first half, Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eaglettes saw the lead slip away in a 48-45 District 8-AAA loss at Lawrence County on Friday evening. The Eaglettes built an 17-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and held a 33-26 advantage at the intermission...

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Eaglettes lose lead, game in 4th quarter

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After controlling the first half, Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eaglettes saw the lead slip away in a 48-45 District 8-AAA loss at Lawrence County on Friday evening.

The Eaglettes built an 17-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and held a 33-26 advantage at the intermission.

Lawrence County cut the lead to 38-34 after the third quarter and outscored Shelbyville Central 14-7 in the fourth stanza to claim the win.

After the Eaglettes had given up the lead, junior Mary Alice Shavers canned a 3-pointer late in the fourth to even the score at 45-45 but Lawrence County cashed in on free throws down the stretch.

Aliyah Singleton scored a game-high 16 points while Izzarria Alexander added a dozen to pace the Eaglettes.

Chloe Willis pitched in 13 points to lead Lawrence County’s balanced scoring attack.

“This was a tough loss for us,” Shelbyville Central coach Jen Hicks said. “We had opportunities to hold and extend our lead but could not make winning plays in the fourth quarter. We competed from start to finish and we will build on that.”

Shelbyville Central hosts Lincoln County tonight at 6 in a makeup from late week.

Shelbyville Central 17 16 5 7 - 45

Lawrence County 11 15 8 14 - 48

Shelbyville Central - Aliyah Singleton 16, Izzarria Alexander 12, Jaleigha Harris 5, Mary Alice Shavers 3, Bre’onsha Brown 2.

Lawrence County – Chloe Willis 13, Carley Fields 9, Katie Criswell 7, Carson Gobble 6, Madison Tidwell 5, Kenzie Adkins 4, Emmy Clark 2.

3-point goals – LC (4): Fields 2, Willis, Adkins; SC (2) Singleton, Shavers.

Halftime – SC 33, LC 26.