(January 22nd, 2015) – EDON: Junior Alexis Fruchey earned a double-double, with 10 points and 10 rebounds, as the Lady Eagles controlled the game against the hometown Lady Bombers.
Of course, Fruchey was just one of three Fayette girls to reach double digit scoring in the Eagles’ 63-32 win over Edon. The Bombers, who were already short-handed due to Kaitlin Chrisman’s broken hand, struggled on both ends of the floor all night long.
Fayette took over the game early, and continued to establish more control each period as they widened the gap between themselves and the Edon girls. Starting with a 15-9 score at the end of the first quarter, the Eagles were able to widen the degree of separation in the second after taking the Lady Bombers’ best shot as they outscored Edon 15-12. This gave Fayette a 30-21 advantage going into halftime.
Edon was almost completely shut down offensively in the second half. Only allowed 5 points in the third period, the Bomber girls fell further behind due to the Lady Eagles’ 14 point effort in that same span. Yet it was the fourth period that really put this game out of reach for Edon, as Fayette went on a 19-6 to close the game.
While Fruchey’s performance proved pivotal for the Lady Eagles. It was Taylor Griffiths who stole the show. The rangy junior earned a contest leading 17 points, hitting on 3 of her three-point attempts along the way. Jessie Wheeler was a force from inside the ar, scoring 14 of her 16 points from close range. Kaela Seiler add 6 more points, all of which came in the first period, to the Eagle total.
Edon’s points came almost exclusively from two players. Alex Kiess, the lone senior leader with Chrisman out, did her part by putting up 16 points. Junior Kaitlyn Sonneberger added 10 more points to the Bomber collective score. Eliza Zulch, Breanna Davis, and Hannah Kaylor each managed 2 points to complete Edon’s total.
Despite never giving up, Edon just didn’t have the firepower to keep pace with a talented and deep Fayette roster. The win brings the Lady Eagles to 10-2 on the year, with a 5-1 record in Buckeye Border Conference play.