(December 12th, 2014) – EDON: The Lady Blackbirds have won another low scoring game, taking down the Edon girls 40-26.
Holding Edon to just 26 points, the Pettisville defense limited the Lady Bombers to just 7 successful field goals in the game. With the hometown Bombers taking 34 shots, this effectively limited them to making just 21% of their attempts at the basket. Meanwhile, the Blackbirds were able to put 16 of their 42 attempts through the hoop, good for 38% from the floor.
Pettisville was able to stifle the Bomber offense by attacking Alex Kiess. They were able to limit her to just a single made shot, despite the Edon star acting on 6 looks at the basket. She also only managed to make in to the free throw line once, a rarity for a player so apt to drive the ball. For the game, Kiess totaled 3 points, even though she typically leads the team in scoring.
The other two major scorers for the Edon girls had a decent night, though neither made it to double digits. Junior Kaitlyn Sonneberger produced the most points for the Bombers with 9, while Kaitlin Chrisman connected on 2 three point shots on her way to 8 points. This means that, with 17 points accounted for between the two, the rest of the Edon squad mustered just 9 points.
Dana Fricke led the visiting Blackbirds in scoring with 12 points. Fellow senior Mikala Avina put up 8 points for Pettisville. Lady Blackbirds Kate Kauffman and Lynnsey Crouch each managed 7 points in the victory as well, providing solid scoring in the post for Pettisville.
Both teams displayed are for each possession, keeping the number of turnovers in the game low. Pettisville kept their errors in single digits with 9. Edon also had great value for the ball. The Lady Bombers turned it over just 13 times.
The rebounding numbers were also pretty similar. Pettisville edged out Edon 35-30. Hannah Kaylor had a huge day on the boards for the Bombers, pulling down 11. It was a bit more of a team effort for the Blackbirds, with Crouch reigned in a team-leading 6 rebounds.
Defense is what won this game for Pettisville. Aside from limiting Edon’s scorers and shooting percentage, the Lady Blackbirds also pressured their hosts into making mistakes. In fact, as a unit, the Pettisville girls stole the ball 10 times. Defensive specialist Jordyn Pursel led the charge in this area with 4 steals against an Edon offense that otherwise took care of the ball.
Andi Aeschiman also had a strong defensive game for Pettisville, even if it didn’t show up on the stat sheet. Blackbird Head Coach Jason Waldvogel took notice, however.
“ Andi Aeschliman had a solid defensive game for us.”
Yet again, though, the Lady Blackbirds showed that their one weakness waits at the free throw line. An 8 for 14 performance netted them a 57% connection rate from the line. Luckily for them, however, Edon went 10 for 20 for 50%.
The win puts Pettisville at 5-0 on the season, with a 2-0 mark against the Buckeye Border Conference.
