The Garden County Eagles entered their tilt with the Potter-Dix Coyotes with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Garden County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 42-39 win over Potter-Dix on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Garden County has posted yet this season.
Garden County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Payton Fornander out in front who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals. Fornander continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Karma Peterson was another key contributor, scoring six points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Despite the loss, Potter-Dix still got an impressive performance from Madison Williamson, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Williamson continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
Even though they lost, Potter-Dix were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Garden County only posted two assists.
Garden County's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Potter-Dix, they bumped their record down to 3-10 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Garden County will square off against Leyton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Leyton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Potter-Dix, they will head out on the road to challenge Prairie at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Prairie presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Potter-Dix in their respective states (Prairie is ranked 95th in Colorado, while Potter-Dix is ranked 236th in Nebraska).
