By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team let a potential Red Rock Conference win slip away when it took on Southwest Christian in Hills Monday.The Patriots controlled play in first half while opening a 13-point lead, but the E-Gals rallied to pull out a 52-50 win in overtime.After doubling SWC’s scoring output (26-13) in the first half, the Patriots lost their defensive intensity during second half that was controlled by the E-Gals."This was a very disappointing loss," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle. "We played really great defense in the first half, and then we forgot what got us there. We played poor defense and started throwing the ball around in the second half."H-BC, which limited SWC to three field goals in the first half, led 12-3 after eight minutes of play before increasing the difference to 13 points at the intermission.SWC went on an 18-6 run in the third quarter to trim the difference to one point (32-31) before tying the game at 44 late in regulation play.H-BC, which missed a potential game-winning shot at the end of the fourth quarter, never led in the overtime period while missing another last-second opportunity.Cassi Tilstra scored 15 points and Erin Boeve added 14 points for the Patriots.H-BC, 3-4 overall and 2-3 in the RRC, plays at the Albert Lea Tournament Friday and Saturday.Box scoreRozeboom 2 0 0-0 4, Bush 0 0 0-0 0, Sandstede 2 0 0-0 4, Tilstra 5 0 5-7 15, Boeve 3 0 8-8 14, Olson 3 0 1-1 7, Mulder 3 0 0-0 6.Team statisticsH-BC: 18 of 40 field goals (45 percent), 14 of 20 free throws (70 percent), 22 rebounds, 26 turnovers.SWC: 16 of 32 field goals (50 percent), 11 of 14 free throws (79 percent), 27 rebounds, 13
