The Crookston Pirates Girls Basketball team tried a second-half rally but fell to the Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal Titans 61-51.
FIRST HALF-
In the first half, Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal got off to a great start as they began the game on a 9-0 run. Crookston answered with Brooklyn Waldal was able to get a lay-up for the Pirates, and Grace Boll hit a three to cut the Titans lead down to 9-5. The Titans used another 9-0 run to make it 18-5 before Naomi Johnson got a basket underneath for the Pirates. The Titans lead went up to 33-8 before Johnson added another bucket in the lane for Crookston. Later in the half, Chloe Boll attacked the basket and got a nifty left-hand layup to fall for the Pirates to cut into the Titans lead. Chloe Boll added two free throws right before the end of the half to make it 37-16 with the Titans leading.
SECOND HALF –
In the second half, Chloe Boll attacked the basket again for the Pirates, this time getting her lay-up to fall while drawing contact. Boll hit the free throw to make it 38-19. Katelyn Christensen hit a three for Crookston to make it 38-22. The Titans responded with a couple of baskets before Christensen hit another three to make it 43-26 with the Titans still leading. Madilyn Bruggeman for Crookston hit a pair of baskets down low for the Pirates, but the Titans maintained a lead of 49-30. Later in the half, Bruggeman was able to get an offensive rebound and put it back in while drawing a foul. She hit the free throw as well to make it 56-33. Crookston attempted to mount a comeback as Chloe Boll and Waldal hit short-range shots for the Pirates, but ultimately, the Titans’ lead was too big as they would win 61-51.
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1st
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2nd
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Final
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NCE/UH
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37 | 24 | 61 |
| Crookston | 16 | 35 | 51 |
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For CROOKSTON
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Points
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Rebounds
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Assists/Steals
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| Chloe Boll | 14 | ||
| Naomi Johnson | 10 | ||
| Madilyn Bruggeman | 7 | ||
| Isabelle Smith | 6 | ||
| Katelyn Christensen | 6 | ||
| Brooklyn Waldal | 4 | ||
| Grace Boll | 4 | ||
