(December 20th, 2014) – FAYETTE: Playing host to the Lady Apaches of Fairview, Fayette served as a less than gracious host.
Unless one considers beating their guests by 25 points to be gracious.
The Lady Eagles never let this game be put into doubt, winning the contest 57-32. Neither the Apache offense or defense could handle the Fayette attack, and it became clear early on who was going to emerge as the victor.
In the first period, the Eagles experienced an offensive flurry. Or rather, Taylor Griffiths did. Out of her 27 points against the Fairview girls, 15 of them came in that opening quarter, including all 3 of her three-point connections. At the end of the period, Fayette held a 24-4 advantage.
As the second stanza played out, the Eagles offense cooled off a bit, following up that strong first quarter with just 8 points. Fairview couldn’t capitalize on this lull by the girls of Fayette, though, for they too managed 8 points in that time frame. At the half, Fayette still enjoyed a 20 point lead, 32-12.
Fayette was able to tack on another 5 points of separation in the third quarter. The Lady Eagles outscored Fairview 16-11. The hometown Eagles kept up with the Apaches’ scoring in the fourth period, as each team totaled 9 points.
Kaela Seiler earned a double-double against Fairview, totaling 11 points and 11 assists. Griffiths was close to one herself, as she pulled down 8 rebounds to compliment those 27 points. Alexis Fruchey added another 9 points to the Fayette total.
Both teams were sloppy in their ball handling, with each one committing over 20 turnovers. Fayette made 21 such mistakes, while the Apaches had 23 possession-costing errors. The Lady Eagles were able to make up for their large number of turnovers with rebounding, however. Fayette won the battle of the boards 35-21.
Despite their turnovers, Fayette shared the ball quite well. They made 22 assists in the game. Fairview only managed 9 assists.
Fayette controlled this game from start to finish, as the Apaches were simply over matched by the Fayette offense.