Lady Tigers dominate Washington

The McClain varsity girls basketball team seems to be hitting on all cylinders recently and it showed again Saturday afternoon after the Lady Tigers dismantled FAC foe Washington, 46-23.

It was a second straight game that McClain had blown out a conference opponent by double-digit deficits. 

This contest just like Wednesday's against Chillicothe saw the Lady Tigers lead from start to finish and after a 13-6 first quarter, hold a double-figure advantage the rest of the game.

Junior multi-talented player Paisley Pryor once again scorched the nets scoring a game-high 23 points to pace McClain, she had 17 of her team’s 24 first half points, when they led 24-12 at the intermission.

The game was never really in doubt and was pretty much over when the Lady Tigers outscored Washington 10-3 in the third period and increased their lead to a commanding 34-15 score.

Both McClain head coach Shania Massie and Washington’s veteran coach John Denen emptied their benches in the fourth quarter allowing everyone to play in the game.

The Lady Tigers out-pointed their FAC rivals 12-9 in that final frame bringing the games final total to 46-23 and extending McClain’s overall record on the year to 4-1 and (2-0) in the FAC. 

The Lady Tigers will be back in action Monday, Dec. 8 when they host non-conference foe Zane Trace in a (varsity only) game beginning at 6 p.m. McClain then entertains FAC rival Jackson on Wednesday, Dec. 10 with a 5:30 JV game start time.

Individual scoring for McClain: Paisley Pryor 23, Larah Henson 7, Leah Lovett 6, Allie Burgess 6, Brie Cummins 2, and McKenzie West 2. 3-point goals  were made by Pryor 2, Burgess 2, and Henson 1.

The Lady Tigers converted 7-of-9 free-throw shots for 78-percent.

Washington was led in scoring by Kate Miller and Peyton Hughes who both scored six points each. The Lady Blue Lions made 4-of-7 free-throws for the game.