The SoBoCo Eagles could not defend the inside play of the Boonville Pirates. Adding to their trouble last Thursday night in the finals of the California Tournament was their week-long shooting slump.
It all added up to the Eagles dropping their first game of the season by a 56-52 score.
SoBoCo senior Meagan Barnett plays defense against the Boonville Pirates.
The Eagles entered the fourth period after falling behind 31-24 and going on a 3rd quarter sprint that put them into a 40-38 lead.
However, the Pirates were not going away.
Behind the scoring of Jamie Lemmons underneath, the Pirates pulled ahead 45-43 with 4:40 left on the clock.
But two Eagles turnovers gave Boonville the opportunity to push the lead to 50-43 with 1:51 left in the game. A Skyler Beeson 3-point shot pulled the Eagles to within four at 50-46 and, after a Pirate free throw, Beeson hit another trey to bring the Eagles back to within two at 51-49.
However, that was as close as it would get as the Pirates hit just enough free throws as Beeson and Kylie Shoot missed 3-point bids in the final 40-seconds.
“We haven’t shot the ball all week,” said Eagles coach Tony Phillips. “We are playing way too tight and putting way too much pressure on ourselves.”
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