By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team dropped its third consecutive game in Slayton Tuesday.Taking on Murray County Central in a Red Rock Conference clash, the Patriots fell behind early and couldn’t recover during what ended as a 49-38 setback.MCC led 9-6 after eight minutes of play and led 19-11 at halftime before going on an 18-8 run in the third period to open a 37-19 advantage.H-BC battled back to outscore the Rebels 19-12 in the fourth quarter, but they never seriously challenged the hosts.Cassi Tilstra led H-BC with nine points, three assists and three steals. Erin Boeve and Amanda Olson pulled down six rebounds each.The 10-8 Patriots play road games against Southwest Christian tonight and Fulda Saturday before hosting Adrian Monday.Box scoreRozeboom 1 0 0-0 2, Fransman 1 2 0-0 8, Bush 2 1 0-0 7, Sandstede 1 0 0-0 2, Tilstra 3 1 0-0 9, Hoyme 0 0 0-0 0, Boeve 2 0 4-7 8, Roozenboom 0 0 0-0 0, Olson 1 0 0-0 2, Mulder 0 0 0-0 0.Team statisticsH-BC: 15 of 48 field goals (31 percent), four of seven free throws (57 percent), 31 rebounds, 18 turnovers.MCC: 19 of 47 field goals (40 percent), nine of 18 free throws (50 percent), 38 rebounds, 14 turnovers.
