Lady Grizzlies Fall To Beavers

Last Saturday the Lady Grizzlies hosted the American Fall Beavers in the second of a two game series.  Earlier this month Grace lost to the 4A Beavers in a non-conference match up by ten points.  This time on their home floor the Lady Grizzlies hoped for a better outcome.

The Beavers jumped out to an early lead in Saturday’s game and by the midway point of the first quarter they led the Grizzlies seven to two.  Grace would eventually get some more points on the board and cut into the lead as the quarter came to a close.

As the second period started the Lady Grizzlies pulled to within three points of the Beavers before seeing American Falls go on a ten zero run and build up their lead.  Following a timeout with two minutes left before the half the Lady Grizzlies tightened things up going on a seven point run of their own while holding the Beavers scoreless during that stretch.  As the first half came to a close the Grizzlies found themselves trailing by six. 

During the halftime break fans were treated to an exhibition game featuring two teams of girls from the third and fourth grades.  The crowd really got into the game giving the young girls a chance to be the stars of the show for a brief few minutes.

Back to the action in the high school game Tessica Jorgensen put in five quick points for the Grizzlies as Grace once again cut the lead down to just three points.  After closing the gap the Beavers once again answered back and scored the last four points of the quarter taking a seven point lead into the fourth quarter.

In the final period once again the Grizzlies were able to cut the lead to just three points but could never get over the hump.  The Beavers quickly built the lead back up to an eight point advantage by the midway point of the quarter.  The end of the game saw the two teams trading blows back and forth with the Lady Grizzlies failing to make any gains.  In the end Grace takes the loss by a very similar margin to the two’s first game earlier this year.

The Lady Grizzlies got solid performances from their two leading scorers in Jorgensen and Stoddard.  Moving forward Grace will need more production from the rest of the team if they want to make a run for a district title.  Grace continues their season traveling to Butte County on Thursday and then hosting Raft River on Saturday.

Grizzlies 10 12 7 8 37

Beavers 14 14 8 10 46

K.Stoddard 13, K.Christensen 2, K.Mansfield 2, P.Steadman 1, C.Yost 4, T.Jorgensen 15