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Lady Vikes hold off Tri-Center

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January 6th, 2023 by admin

The AHSTW Lady Vikes held off a tough test from the Tri-Center Trojans 30-24 on Friday night in Avoca. Both teams struggled to find good looks on offense against both respective zone defenses and AHSTW did enough in the fourth quarter to separate for the win.

The Lady Vikes led 22-21 heading into the final period and held the Trojans to just one bucket the rest of the way to get the win. Delaney Goshorn led the Lady Vikes with 11 points and Ellie Peterson added 6 pts. Ella Langer made a big difference on the defensive end in the fourth quarter with a number of pass break ups, forcing the Trojans to burn a lot of valuable time down the stretch.

AHSTW improved to 4-7 on the season with the win. The will host Riverside next Tuesday.

Tri-Center was led by 9 points from Taylor Kenkel, all on three-point makes. The Trojans fall to 6-5 on the season and will now prep to host Logan-Magnolia on Tuesday.