WEST BRANCH WINS MARQUEE MATCHUP

MCDONALD OH- West Branch Hot the road on Monday night for a big non conference match up against McDonald, one of the division 4 favorites to win a district. The Warriors dominated the first half, but had to hang on after a strong McDonald comeback. The Warriors dodged a last second shot and escaped with a 54-51 win.

Sophie Gregory, and Emma Egli both led the Warriors in points with 13. Jillian Pidgeon was also in double figures for West Branch with 10 points.

Maddy Howard scored 15 points to pace the Blue Devils. Molly Howard wasn’t far behind her scoring 11. Taylor Tuchek contributed 10 points to the Blue Devils cause.

West Branch hits the road again on Saturday as they travel to Canton South. McDonald will look to bounce back Saturday as they have their second matchup of the season with Western Reserve.