The Tri-County Mustang basketball squads traveled to Eagleville Friday night for HDC Conference matchups with the North Harrison Shamrocks. The Lady Mustangs scored another big conference win as they blew out North Harrison, 41-22. Meanwhile, the boys fell 41-26.
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Girls
Tri-County grabbed control of the game early and never looked back. The Lady Mustangs jumped out 12-8 in the first quarter and extended their lead to 21-14 by halftime.
The third quarter was where the Mustangs really took control. Tri-County outscored the Lady Shamrocks, 12-2, improving their lead to 33-16 with just one quarter left to play.
The Lady Mustangs breezed through the final quarter on their way to the win.
Taryn Dustman again led the Lady Mustangs, running up a game-high 17 points. Bailey Huston also contributed with a double-double. She scored 11 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the Lady Mustangs’ win.
With the win, the Lady Mustangs improved to 5-2 overall and advanced their HDC Conference record to 5-1.
Boys
The boys were not as lucky as the girls as they fell to the Shamrocks.
The Mustangs jumped ahead early, going up 10-3 in the first quarter. North Harrison battled back, however, outscoring the Mustangs 11-3 in the second quarter. As the teams headed to the locker rooms at the half, it was still anybody’s contest, with the Shamrocks leading 14-13.
The third quarter proved to be the difference in the game as North Harrison outscored the Mustangs 18-8. The Shamrocks held on to their large lead in the final quarter, winning by 15 points in the end.
The Mustangs had poor shooting to blame for the loss, only shooting 20 percent from the field.
Russell Prescott scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds to pace the Mustangs. Beau Wells also had nine rebounds.
The loss dropped the Mustangs to 0-7 on the season and 0-5 in HDC play.
The Tri-County teams will return to action this week in the Osborn Tournament. The Lady Mustangs’ first game will be Tuesday night at 7 o’clock, when they will face off with the Winston Lady Redbirds.