The Griswold girls basketball team held on in the first half against Riverside, but fell a part in the second to lose at home 53-30 on Monday night. Adaline Martens led the team with 14 points, including 5 baskets in the second half. Sydney Somers had 10 and Elly Henderson had 8 to help the Bulldogs get the win.

Griswold started slow but kept pace in the first quarter to only be down 14-9. Griswold’s Abby Gohlinghorst had three treys in the first half to try and keep her team in the game. Yet an 11-3 run to end the half pushed the lead to 13 by halftime making it 26-13 Riverside. The final two threes of  Gohlinghorst’s night came in the third quarter, but it wouldn’t be enough as the Bulldog’s blew the game open to a 47-18 lead by the end of the third.  Free throws helped to expand the lead as well as Riverside ended up in the bonus both halves and finished 13-18 from the stripe.

Griswold Head Coach Ryan Lockwood said it was nice to see Gohlinghorst get into a rhythm from behind the arc as she finished the night with 16 points.

Coach Lockwood wants to see continual improvement from Griswold for Tuesday’s game.

The Tigers will stay at home with a 1-2 record to face Stanton starting at 6:00 p.m. Riverside’s road schedule continues with a 2-1 record and they will play in Underwood Tuesday night.