The Lady Pirates get
the decade started off right. They are now (2-0) in district-play this season.
STANTON – January 3, 2020 – Bradley Charles – Bluegrass
Sports Nation
On Friday night, the Estill County boy’s and girl’s
basketball teams traveled to Powell County for a double-header. The first game
of the night featured the boy’s teams and the second game featured the girl’s
teams. Estill County won the first game fairly decidedly, but the second game
came down to the wire.
Game Summary:
After the first quarter, Powell County led Estill County 11-6. In the opening quarter, the Lady Pirates were led by 8th grader Mikyra Caudill who accounted for seven of the team’s 11 points. In fact, Caudill outscored the Lady Engineers single-handedly.
The Lady Engineers began the second quarter on a 20-3 run,
but the Lady Pirates responded with a 6-1 run to make the score 27-20 in favor
of Estill County at halftime. Powell County’s 6-1 run was capped off by a half
court buzzer beater from freshman guard Kiera Anderson.
Similar to Estill County’s run to begin the second quarter,
the Lady Pirates started the third quarter with a 10-2 run. The 10-2 run gave
Powell County a 30-29 lead with 5:02 to play in the third quarter. The Lady
Pirates continued their momentum throughout the quarter and took a 37-33 lead
into the final quarter of play.
In the fourth quarter, a 3-pointer from Bree Bush with
roughly 50 seconds to go in the game gave the Lady Pirates a 50-46 lead. From there,
the Lady Pirates would cruise to a 52-46 victory.
Interesting Facts:
The Lady Pirates have defeated the Lady Engineers in 16 of their last 20 meetings.
Powell County’s Bree
Bush led all scorers with 21 points, which included three 3-pointers and an
eight-point performance in the third quarter.
Haley Angel led
the Lady Engineers with 15 points.
For Powell County,
8th grader Mikyra Caudill finished with 16 points, which was the second-most of
any player on either team.
Estill County
scored 21 points in the second quarter, but just 25 points in all the other
quarters combined.
In the third quarter, Bree
Bush and Macey Howell combined
for 14 of Powell County’s 17 points.
Following the game, each
team is (3-8) on the season.
What’s Next?
Estill County’s next game is on Jan. 6 in a home game against Jackson City, while Powell County’s next game is at Menifee County on Jan. 6.
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