Lady Indians gain big win over Miami Trace

The Hillsboro girls basketball program is continuing in the right direction, because for the first time in quite some time, they ended a game against the Miami Trace Lady Panthers with a victory.

That victory, one that put the Lady Indians in a tie for first place in the South Central Ohio League, wasn't just an SCOL win, but a convincing win by a 54-32 score, showing the Lady Indians are a team to watch for in the league standings.

"This was a good win for our program, especially because it was on the road," HHS head coach JR Moberly said. "Our effort and execution on the defensive side were very good."

For HHS (3-1, 4-1), they scored 22 points in the first quarter, and 11 points in the second frame saw them take a 33-21 lead by the time halftime rolled around.

In the second half, HHS continued their double-digit scoring with 14 points in the third, and once they had the game in hand, they added seven more points in the final eight minutes.

MT scored four points in the third and seven more in the fourth.

Hillsboro was led in scoring by Kirsten Juillerat with 17 points, including 11 points in the second half. Madison Snyder followed with 13 points, with nine points in the first half.

Trista Rhodes and Kaylynn Bell each added six points, and Tyeika Cumberland collected five points (one 3-pointer) for the Lady Indians. Hannah Kibler scored four points, and Alyssa Sullivan added three points.

HHS finished 3-of-8 from the free-throw line.

The Lady Panthers were led in scoring by Taylor Kirkpatrick with 12 points, with the Lady Panther player making three 3-pointers, two in the first quarter.

MT was 8-of-13 from the free-throw line.