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La Grande tops Baker girls
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Baker played one of its better games Friday, but still had too many ups and downs, losing 54-38 at La Grande in a Greater Oregon League girls basketball game. “It was a great effort,” said Baker coach Tim Smith. “It was probably our best game in terms of effort. I thought our girls made the maximum effort.” The Bulldogs fell behind 9-0 to start the game, but battled back. Baker (0-2 in the GOL) trailed 12-5 after one period, but started the second quarter on an 8-1 run to tie the game at 13-13 with 6:08 left in the half. Shasta Overton scored four points, and Marley Robb and Ashley Trees two each in the run. La Grande then answered with a 12-2 run of its own to finish the half leading 25-15 at halftime. “We fell behind 9-0 and we could have folded,” Smith said. “But we didn’t. It was a good effort to get back into the game.” A major thorn in Baker’s side was La Grande’s Lauren Mills. She scored just one field goal, but finished 18-for-24 from the free throw line for 20 points. “We couldn’t keep her off the line,” Smith said. “But still this was a win for us mentally.” Robb led Baker with 14 points.
La Grande 12 13 16 13 — 54 Baker (38) — Robb 2 10-13 14, A. Smith, Trees 1 4-8 7, Birkmaier 1 1-3 3, Bachman, Kercheski 0 4-8 4, E. Smith 2 2-2 6, Overton 1 2-2 4, Chaves, Duman. Totals 7 23-36 38. La Grande (54) — Comfort 5 2-2 12, Tracy 1 0-1 2, Partney 4 3-4 12, Moore 1 2-2 4, Mills 1 18-24 20, Humphreys, Elliott 1 0-2 2, Clipfell, Tooke 1 0- 2. Totals 14 25-35 54. Three-point goals — Trees, Partney. Fouled out — none. Total fouls — Baker 27, La Grande 22. Technicals — none. |
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