By John RittenhouseThe Adrian girls’ basketball team extended its current winning streak to seven straight games after thumping a pair of Red Rock Conference opponents.The Dragons topped Comfrey by 21 points in Adrian Friday before winning by the same margin at Edgerton Public School Tuesday.Adrian, 12-2 overall, plays in Round Lake tonight before hosting Windom Friday and Murray County Central Monday.Adrian 52, Edgerton 21A strong defensive performance by the Dragons set the stage for Tuesday’s 21-point win in Edgerton.Adrian limited the Flying Dutchmen to 10 points in the first half and never let the hosts back into the game in the second half."We played well defensively," said AHS coach Randy Strand. "We gave up three points in the first quarter and three field goals in the first half."The Dragons rolled to an 18-3 lead in the first eight minutes of play and led by 18 points (28-10) at the intermission. Both teams scored 11 points in the third quarter, but the Dragons used a 13-10 scoring edge in the fourth quarter to make it a 21-point difference at game’s end.Maria Gengler led the winners with 16 points and tied Amber Loosbrock for the team lead with eight rebounds. Kylie Heronimus and Ashley Cox passed for nine and six assists respectively.Box scoreHenning 1 0 1-2 3, Heronimus 3 0 2-3 8, Banck 1 0 0-2 2, Kruger 3 0 1-1 7, Cox 2 0 2-4 6, Lonneman 4 0 0-0 8, Gengler 6 0 4-8 16, Loosbrock 0 0 2-6 2.Team statisticsAdrian: 20 of 36 field goals (56 percent), 12 of 26 free throws (46 percent), 42 rebounds, 18 turnovers.Edgerton: 13 of 46 field goals (28 percent), four of nine free throws (44 percent), 18 rebounds, 12 turnovers.Adrian 68, Comfrey 47The Dragons turned in an outstanding shooting performance during Friday’s 21-point home win over the Rockets.Adrian cashed in on 68 percent of its field goals during a game that featured the Dragons leading by 42 points after three quarters of play."Comfrey led 8-6 early, then we went on a 17-0 run," said AHS coach Strand. "That was all she wrote. We shot the ball well. We had three players that didn’t miss a shot."Adrian doubled Comfrey’s scoring output (16-8) by the end of the first quarter before increasing the difference to 21 points (37-16) by halftime. The Dragons went on a 23-2 scoring run in the third quarter to open a 60-18 lead before Comfrey outscored Adrian’s reserves 29-8 in the fourth quarter.Gengler, who made 11 of 12 field goals, scored 24 points and collected 10 rebounds for Adrian. Loosbrock and Sarah Kruger nabbed eight and six rebounds respectively. Heronimus and Cox charted seven and six assists.Box scoreS.Henning 2 0 1-2 5, Heronimus 3 0 0-0 6, Honermann 0 0 1-2 1, Thier 0 0 1-2 1, Banck 4 0 1-2 9, Kruger 2 0 0-0 4, Cox 4 0 0-0 8, Lonneman 2 0 1-2 5, Gengler 11 0 2-2 24, Strand 0 0 1-3 1, Loosbrock 2 0 0-6 4.Team statisticsAdrian: 30 of 44 field goals (68 percent), eight of 21 free throws (38 percent), 44 rebounds, 12 turnovers.Comfrey: 17 of 54 field goals (31 percent), seven of 14 free throws (50 percent), 25 rebounds, nine turnovers.
