ADEL — Pierce County split a Region 3-AA twinbill here Friday night against host Cook High in the lone matchup of the week.
The Lady Hornets (2-13 overall, 1-2 region) ended a 13-game-losing streak with a 53-48 win January 9 in the opener over the Lady Bears (3-9, 1-1).
The Bears (4-8, 1-1) halted a five-game skid rolling to a 72-24 win over the winless Hornets (0-12, 0-3) in the nightcap.
Pierce County is off until Friday, January 16 when Appling County visits for a quadrupleheader. Varsity action tips at 7 p.m.
Tattnall County comes to town Saturday, January 17 with varsity play starting at 3 p.m.
Cook ......................53 Lady Bears ............48 Homestanding Cook overcame a one-point deficit entering the final period, outscoring the Lady Bears by six points to notch the victory.
Cook built a six-point advantage through the first period, jumping out to a 13-7 lead. Each team scored 13 points in the second stanza with the Lady Hornets claiming a 26-20 halftime lead.
The Lady Bears controlled the third period, outscoring Cook 16-9 to claim a 36-35 advantage. The home team outpointed PCHS 18-12 in the final period for the fivepoint decision.
Claire Murray (trey) paced Pierce County with a game-high 18 points. Ansley Hutcheson (trey) followed with a careerhigh 10 points. Alayna Bell bagged four points with Layla Chandel and Madi McGatha (trey) each contributing four points.
Sahara Minott netted three points. Isabella Marx and Keirsten Jones bagged two points apiece.
Bears .....................72 Cook......................24 Four Pierce County players reached double figures combining for 55 points to power the Bears to a season-high point total against the struggling Hornets.
Starters Jamil Strickland, Jikeyse McGauley and Nigel Bryant netted 43 points in three quarters of action. Strickland (three treys) poured in 10 of his game-high 19 points in the opening period. McGauley (trey) finished with 13 points with Nigel Brown (trey) recording 11 points.
D.J. Moody came off the bench to add 12 points in two quarters of action. Pierce County’s starters finished with a 50-11 scoring advantage over the Hornets’ starters.
