Lady Bulldogs fall to Bremond, defeat Mart

The Lady Bulldogs fell to the Bremond Tigresses in a close and low scoring game 31-25 on Jan. 19.

They were originally scheduled to play on Tuesday against Wortham in Marlin but the game had to be rescheduled due to unknown reasons for Wortham. 

The first quarter was a competitive, low scoring, defensive battle. The Lady Bulldogs got a basket by Shawna Robinson (4) to take a 5-3 lead, which would also be the score at the end of a very tight and defensive first quarter. The Lady Bulldogs scored on a three pointer by Mckenna Johnson (2) making the score 8-3. That was soon followed up with a fastbreak layup by Alisha Williams (24) to make it a 12-4 lead for Marlin. Bremond came back and closed the gap to make the score 12-9, which was also the score at halftime.

Bremond started the third quarter and quickly tied the score at 12, and soon took the lead 14-12. Marlin fought back and retook the lead 18-17 on a free throw by Robinson before the end of the third quarter, which would also be the score at the end of the third quarter. The fourth quarter started out with both teams playing tough defense and had trouble scoring points. 

The Lady Bulldogs scored on a basket by Williams for a 20-17 lead, followed by a layup by Aaryah Johnson (32) for a 22-19 lead. Bremond clawed back and retied game at 22 and took back the lead 28-25. The Tigresses went on to shut down Marlin the rest of the game and would win against Marlin 31-25.

Alisha Williams scored seven points and also had a steal. Aaryah Johnson scored four points but was great on defense with three blocks and four steals. Shawna Robinson scored eight points and also recorded four steals and an assist. 

The next matchup for the Marlin girls’ team was a battle on the road against the Mart Lady Panthers on Friday. They defeated the Lady Panthers 39-28. Marlin outscored them 12-2 in the first quarter and never looked back. 

The Lady Bulldogs then headed on the road again to take on the Lady Longhorns of Axtell.

 

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