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Creek Valley senior Elizabeth Whiting battles for a rebound during recent action. The Lady Storm picked up their first win of the year against Banner County on Saturday.
On Saturday January 14, the Creek Valley Lady Storm secured their first win of the season, grinding out a fourth quarter rally to pull away from the winless Banner County Lady Wildcats 48-to-37.
This was a close game until the fourth quarter, with Banner County holding a 22-to-20 lead at the half. A tough defensive third quarter had Creek Valley take a two point lead at 28-to-26 at the end of the third quarter, and then the Lady Storm got into a scoring groove in the fourth quarter, knocking down 20 points in the quarter to take the 48-to-37 victory.
Creek Valley junior Anna Speirs had 26 points in the victory, followed by junior Ella Whiting with 10 points.
Creek Valley then matched up against a tough South Platte Lady Blue Knights team in the MAC Tournament, and fell behind quickly, 31-to-13 at the halftime break. South Platte then had a huge third quarter, putting up 27 points and sealing the game. South Platte cruised through the fourth quarter and took the 75-to-22 victory. South Platte sophomore Izzy Reichman led the scoring with 16 points, and the Lady Blue Knights had five players score in double digits in the win.
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