Lady Tigers Cruise Past Hillcrest

The Republic Lady Tigers continued their late-season surge with a 76-34 blowout over Hillcrest. Republic scored the first 11 points of the game, and jumped out to a 22-2 lead. The Lady Tigers forced nine Hillcrest turnovers in the 1st quarter, and led 24-6 after one period.

The domination continued the 2nd quarter. When Hillcrest did avoid turning the ball over, they were unable to get into a rhythm offensively. Despite a strong effort on the offensive glass in the 1st half, Hillcrest missed several layups and trailed 48-13 at halftime.

Sarah Kreul led four Lady Tigers in double figures with 18 points. Alexis Edwards had 13, and Payton Rayl scored 12. Alice Heinzler scored 10, Kyra Ramsey 8, Alex Botkin 7, Emily McDaniel 4, and Lindsey Carlson and Kyla Fieth had 2 apiece.

The Lady Tigers hit 5 of 8 three-pointers. Their record improves to 20-6. They’ll play for a district title Friday night against Marshfield.

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