By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team had a three-game winning streak snapped when it hosted Red Rock Central in Hills Tuesday.The teams battled to a one-point difference in the game’s first half, but some outstanding shooting by RRC in the third quarter set the stage for a 61-48 Falcon win.H-BC, which led 17-16 at the intermission, opened the door for RRC with some early turnovers in the third period.RRC took advantage of the situation by nailing nine of 13 field goals and making all 10 attempted free throws in the third period to assume control of the game."They exploded in the third quarter," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle. "We didn’t handle their pressure very well to start the second half, and they got some easy baskets off some turnovers. They became very aggressive after that, and we turned passive. When we finally regained our composure, it was a little too late."RRC’s hot shooting led to a 26-4 scoring run in the third quarter that gave the Falcons a 44-21 lead.H-BC did recover to outscore RRC 27-17 in the fourth quarter, but the game was out of reach at that point.Both teams played good defense in the first half. H-BC sported 9-7 and 17-16 edges at the first two quarter breaks.Cassi Tilstra played a solid game for the Patriots by scoring 21 points, grabbing eight rebounds, passing for five assists and charting three steals.Amanda Olson added eight rebounds to the winning cause. Brittney Rozeboom chipped in three steals.The 5-5 Patriots play Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster in Round Lake Friday.Box scoreRozeboom 3 1 0-2 9, Fransman 0 0 0-0 0, Bush 0 1 0-0 3, Sandstede 1 0 0-0 2, Tilstra 7 1 4-7 21, Hoyme 0 0 0-0 0, Boeve 2 0 0-0 4, Olson 2 0 3-3 7, Mulder 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsH-BC: 19 of 43 field goals (44 percent), seven of 12 free throws (58 percent), 34 rebounds, 19 turnovers.RRC: 17 of 41 field goals (41 percent), 25 of 36 free throws (69 percent), 37 rebounds, 12 turnovers.
