Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
After picking up a nice 30-26 victory on the road in Leakey the Friday prior to Thanksgiving, the Lady Pirates stumbled just a bit in their 52-40 loss to Nixon-Smiley last Tuesday.
Arianna Garcia and Lunna Reyes led the way against the Lady Eagles. In Leakey, the girls did a great job “handling the ball and getting it inside to our two post players” according to Head Coach Lori Wilson.
The Leakey win was a “big confidence boost to younger players” as well.
However, the turnover bug struck the Lady Pirates against the Lady Mustangs as they committed a season-high 43 in Lytle’s 12-point defeat.
“We shot 16/42 from the field (36.2%) and struggled from the free line 5-16 (31.3%) against Nixon-Smiley. Turnovers have been our worst enemy this year and we just have to make better decisions in pressure situations. We are working hard every day to improve in this area.”
Garcia dropped her season-high 20 points and grabbed 7 rebounds while Reyes added 7 points and 16 boards.
Mia Rollins added 3 points and 4 rebounds.
Lady Pirates working out some kinks
