Pictured is Destiny Corley
The Mansfield Jr Lady Tigers have proven so far this season that they are gamers. They’ll play Scrabble and pull off the word OXYPHENBUTAZONE by the second round of the game. They can play six straight Draw 4 cards in Uno, change the color, and win with a Red 1 card. They are the holders of Boardwalk, Park Place, all four Railroads, and both utilities in Monopoly. When it comes to basketball, the Jr Lady Tigers can’t help but win that game too. They gave another example of that on Monday, February 1st with a 55-15 victory over an up incoming Magazine Lady Rattlers program.
Mansfield’s defense was again dominant in the game as they held the Lady Rattlers to a goose egg at the end of the first quarter with a 19-0 score. This is the second game in a row that they have been able to shut out their opponents in scoring in the first quarter (JC Westside and Magazine). But the Lady Rattlers didn’t just stand there and take it though. They made the Lady Tigers earn every point that they garnered. Defense isn’t Mansfield’s only weapon though. The Lady Tigers checked off every box in the stat book with 3 point shots, layups, box shots, free throws, and put back points against the Lady Rattlers. With an unmovable defense and unstoppable offense, Mansfield walked off the court into halftime with a 39-6 score.
Playing the first half with a set of starters that are on a roll is one thing. Being able to continue that run from the benches though is something special. As the Lady Tigers rolled fresh bodies in and out of the game, it became very evident that this team is much more than a few good players. The defensive play from the subs was just as stingy as the starters. It was during the second half of the game though that the Lady Rattlers came to life more than doubling their points from the first two quarters. The offensive play covered just as many stat boxes from both of these teams. Although the Lady Tigers gave up a few more points in the closing minutes of the game, they were still able to walk out of The Jungle with a final score of 55-15 and the W.
Securing the 55 points for the Lady Tigers was Kynslee Ward hoppin’ and boppin’ with 14 points followed by Alyson Edwards and Harlie Fuller who tied with 11 each. Shelbie Fuller had one of her best nights snagging 6 points. Kaylee Ward ruled defensively while also earning 6 points in the process. Raine Hecox jumped into action with 5 points. And Ambria Whittaker perfectly assisted her teammates as well as also netting 2 points. The Lady Rattlers had the perfect liftoff countdown of 6,5,4 as Jailynn Sims (6), Destiny Corley (5), and Gracee Franklin (4) were the offensive ringmasters for Magazine.
The Mansfield Jr Lady Tigers have only two conference games left in the regular season schedule and boy are they doozies. The Lady Tigers will have to travel into hostile territory on Wednesday, February 3rd to face an Acorn Lady Tigers team who are more than capable of being a threat to their supremacy and they follow that up with a trip up north to another hostile environment on Friday, February 5th as they enter the cave of the Mountainburg Lady Dragons.
The Magazine Jr Lady Rattlers are also wrapping up their final week of conference play as they prepare for another round of war with the Lady Indians of County Line on Thursday, February 4 and they turn around the next night on Friday, February 5 for a shootout with the JC Westside Lady Rebels.
