(December 19th, 2014) – WEST UNITY: The Junior Varsity girls of Pettisville crossed the county line to take on the Hilltop Cadets on Friday. A stifling defensive performance helped to propel the Lady Blackbirds past their hosts as they won in convincing fashion, 31-16.
Pettisville allowed just 2 points in the opening period, scoring 7 themselves. They followed that beginning by giving up a single point in the second quarter, taking a 13-3 lead into halftime. Hilltop made adjustments going into the third quarter, and finally started to put points on the board more consistently.
However, Pettisville’s offense stepped up as well, and, despite scoring 10 points in the period, Hilltop found that their deficit had actually increased. With only the final stanza to play, the Lady Cadets were down 25-13.
Both sides struggled to score in the fourth period. The Hilltop girls managed to add only 3 points to their total. Pettisville could only muster 6 points themselves. This left 15 points of separation between the two squads ,with the Lady Blackbirds on top.
A pair of scorers led the girls from Pettisville to victory. Jaelyn Rufenacht and Rebekah Steele, both juniors, each contributed 7 points to the Blackbird victory. Cadet Aubrey Wyse put up 6 points in the loss.