By John Rittenhouse
The Hills-Beaver Creek girls bounced back from a basketball loss to Pipestone-Jasper Jan. 29 by recording a 62-53 win at Edgerton Public School Thursday.
Playing two days after ending a five-game winning streak to the Arrows in Hills, the Patriots didnÕt appear to be bothered by the circumstances in Edgerton.
The Patriots narrowly outscored the Flying Dutchmen in every quarter while improving their Red Rock Conference record to 9-3 with a nine-point victory.
"It was a well-played game," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle. "Both teams shot the ball well, and both teams played well."
The bottom line was H-BC played a little better than Edgerton.
H-BC led 18-17 after eight minutes of play before using a 10-8 scoring edge in the second quarter to make it a 28-25 game at the intermission.
The Patriots led by five (44-39) at the end of the third quarter. An 18-14 scoring advantage for H-BC in the fourth quarter made it a nine-point margin in the end.
Erin Boeve, who scored 13 points in the first half, recorded a double-double with 21 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Becky Broesder added 16 points and seven assists to the cause. Cassi Tilstra had six assists and three steals for H-BC, while Brittney Olson contributed five assists.
The 11-6 Patriots host Southwest Christian tonight before playing road games with Ellsworth and Murray County Central Monday and Tuesday.
Box score
Olson 0 0 1-2 1, Rentschler 2 0 0-3 4, Tilstra 4 0 0-0 8, Broesder 7 0 2-2 16, Rozeboom 2 0 2-4 6, DeNoble 1 0 4-4 6, Boeve 7 0 7-10 21.
Team statistics
H-BC: 23 of 50 field goals (46 percent), 16 of 25 free throws (64 percent), 37 rebounds, nine turnovers.
Edgerton: 20 of 52 field goals (38 percent), 12 of 14 free throws (86 percent), 34 rebounds, 16 turnovers.