On Wednesday, October 31st, the St. Mary’s Lady Rockets hosted the Vincennes Rivet Lady Patriots. In the 8th grade game, Vincennes Rivet defeated St. Mary’s, 38 – 30. St. Mary’s overall record is now 5 – 3 and 3 - 0 in the WEAA Conference. St. Mary’s trailed 11- 8 at the end of the first quarter; 17 - 16 at halftime; and 25 – 21 at the end of third quarter. The Lady Rockets took a 26 – 25 lead midway through the fourth quarter, but couldn’t hold on to the lead.
Mady Young scored 15 points to lead the Lady Rockets. Savannah Zimmerman added 13 points and Anna Gill added 2 points. Lauren Hall, Lexi Stevens, and Lindy Rafferty also saw playing time. Kenadee Frey scored 13 points to lead the Lady Patriots in scoring.
The Lady Patriots defeated the Lady Rockets in the 7th grade game, 29 - 9. At the end of the first quarter, St. Mary’s trailed 7 - 3; 16 -5 at halftime; and 18 - 9 at the end of the third quarter. Madison Stevens led St. Mary’s in scoring with 3 points. Sarah McCorkle scored 2 points, Nora Jones 2 points, and Kali Walker 2 points. Also seeing playing time were Lily Keepes, Isabella Jent, Ava Jent, Madeleine Mann, Courtney Jones, Natalee Hedge, Ashlin Trail, and Brianna McCoy. Gerkhin led Vincennes Rivet in scoring with 7 points each.
St. Mary’s Lady Rockets travel to Cisne on Friday, November 2nd, for a WEAA conference game. The 7th grade game will begin at 5:00pm, with the 8th grade game to follow.
