The Crookston Pirate Girls basketball team hits the road for another Section 8AA battle as they take on the East Grand Forks Green Wave at 6:00 p.m. at the EGF Senior High gymnasium. You can hear the game on KROX Radio with a RiverView Health pre-game show at 5:30 p.m.
Crookston is 4-11 on the year after a 67-66 loss to Roseau on Tuesday. East Grand Forks is 9-5 after a 46-43 loss to Wadena-Deer Creek on Saturday.
FIRST HALF
East Grand Forks came out strong with a pair of Jersey Perkerewicz three-pointers and a basket from Lillie Thorvilson (daughter of former Highland School Principal Travis Thorvilson) for an 8-3 lead. Crookston’s Madi Bruggeman stopped the run with a basket before EGF’s Perkerewicz nailed her third three for a 15-7 lead. The teams exchanged points for a few minutes, and EGF led 20-16 when Tatem Votova made back-to-back three-pointers and Perkerewicz added a basket for a 28-16 lead with seven minutes left in the half. Crookston would make a basket and EGF answered with two baskets and led 36-21.. Madi Bruggeman made two free throws before Thorvilson made a three-pointer to spark a Green Wave 7-2 run to end the half for a 43-25 lead.
SECOND HALF
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| Crookston | 25 | 20 | 45 |
| EGF | 43 | 34 | 77 |
| For Crookston | Points | Rebounds | Misc. |
| Chloe Boll | |||
| Madi Bruggeman | |||
| Grace Boll | |||
| Brooklyn Waldal | |||
| Morgan Boll |
| For East Grand Forks | Points |
