Tiger girls take 2 wins

The Rush City girls basketball team picked up two more wins last week in its successful season, but neither win came in the most important game of the week.
The Tigers defeated Maranatha Christian Academy and Grantsburg, but was unable to take down Hinckley-Finlayson for a Great River Conference win. The Jaguars and Tigers shared second place in the GRC before the contest, so Head Coach Stuart Lang and the squad were hoping a win would give them the slot outright.
Rush City 32, Hinckley 49
Hinckley-Finlayson came out quickly in the contest Jan. 30, racking up 13 points in the first quarter and allowing only 5 to the Tigers.
Rush City battled back to outscore the Jaguars 14-11 in the second quarter after trailing by as much as 11 points. The squad trailed Hinckley 24-19 at halftime.
Hinckley took a commanding lead by outscoring Rush City 11-3 in the third quarter but the Tigers did not give up, adding 10 in the final stanza. It was not enough, as Hinckley took the game 49-32.
ìWe struggled to match up with Hinckleyís size and athleticism. They out-rebounded us and beat us up and down the floor,î Lang said.
Junior Mindy Scott led the Tigers with 13 points, followed by senior Maria Kuhlman with 8, sophomore Holly Grimes with 6 and junior Christine Moore with 5.
Rush City 49, Grantsburg 42
Rush City overcame a 10-point deficit at the beginning of the game to defeat Grantsburg 49-42 Jan. 28.
Grantsburg outscored the Tigers 19-12 in the first quarter, but Rush City whittled away at the lead by outscoring Grantsburg 6-4 in the second for a 23-18 halftime score.
The Tigers went on a tear and added 16 points in the third quarter and 15 points in the fourth quarter for the win.
ìWe played a very solid second half of basketball,î Lang said.
Kuhlman led the team with 16 points, while Scott picked up 10 and Grimes had 9. Moore added 7 and senior Britta Johnson had 3.
Rush City 43, Maranatha 23
The squad rebounded after the Hinckley loss to take Maranatha Christian Academy, 43-23 Feb. 1.
Maranatha demonstrated inconsistency throughout the game that was capitalized on by the relentless Tiger defense.
Both teams struggled for a strong start, as the Tigers were out front 3-2 after the first quarter.
After a 10-10 second, Rush City took the slim 13-12 halftime lead and extended it by shutting out Maranatha 11-0 in the third. ìWe played excellent defense,î Lang said.
Rush Cityís offense came alive in the fourth to finish it off with 19 more points.
ìWe struggled on offense but we made up for it by playing great team defense the entire game,î Lang said.
Scott led the team with 12 points in her sixth consecutive game in double figures. Joining her in double figures was Grimes with 11.
Moore chalked up 8 points, was 8 of 10 at the free throw line, came up with 10 rebounds, 4 steals and 4 assists.
Kuhlman had 7 points, senior Jess Prettner and sophomore Breann Stottler 2 apiece and junior Meghan OíShea had 1.
The games bring the Tigersí record to 13-4 overall, 7-3 in the conference. This week, the team was scheduled to take on Onamia Tuesday and host Braham Friday.

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