LADY BULLDOGS RIP OFF THIRD STRAIGHT WIN

EAST PALESTINE, OH- After starting the season without a victory, Coach Will Franklin and the East Palestine Girls Basketball Team have turned things around, and are catching the eye of the area as a team on a mission.  With a great team victory on Thursday night against East Liverpool, 30-29, the Lady Bulldogs have caught fire at the right time.

In what became a one-bucket game for most of the contest, both teams were going back and forth with defense being the main attraction.

For East Palestine, they only needed three scorers to close the deal.  Mia Lee led all scorers with 19, and had some “Mia Magic” down the stretch for EP.  Patience Champney had a slow start to the game, but ended in a big way on her last time on her home floor- Champney left the court with 9 including some big buckets and free throws in clutch situations.  Gabby Andre had the biggest bucket of the game, and what turned out to be the difference-maker when all was said and done.

The Lady Potters spread the ball around, but the storyline was Delani Ice’s big shots from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter.  Ice was able to drill a pair of big three pointer’s to tie and give her team a lead respectively.  Dacianelle Andrews was solid underneath the hoop and led the Blue and White with 8 points, and Shayla Foster controlled the tempo with six points.

East Palestine will now turn their focus to Lisbon on Saturday for their finale of the EOAC campaign and then prepare for Liberty to start their tournament.