Winchester Girls Battle with South Adams

Liz Pegg

Liz Pegg

Mariah Roberts

Mariah Roberts

BERNE, Ind. – Winchester traveled to unbeaten South Adams on Tuesday as the Falcons dropped a 58-43 decision to the Starfires.

Liz Pegg and Mariah Roberts both scored 12 points to lead the Falcons against the Starfires (9-0).

Becca Neville led Winchester with 11 rebounds, while tossing in nine points.

The game was tight early and by halftime it was tied 25-25.

South Adams gained a small edge after three periods as the Falcons trailed 42-37. The Starfires put the contest away in the final stanza.

Winchester won the JV game 48-34. Shelby Miller had 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Hannah Graft added 10 points.

The Falcons (5-6) are back in action on Saturday in a Tri-Eastern Conference contest at Lincoln.

Box Score
WINCHESTER (5-6) – Sarah Mallory 0 0-0 0, Autumn Dixon 1 1-2 3, Sierrah Love 2 0-0 5, Kelly Graft 0 0-0 0, Mariah Roberts 5 0-3 12, Liz Pegg 4 3-3 12, Becca Neville 3 3-6 9, Shelby Miller 0 2-4 2. Team 15 9-18 43.
SOUTH ADAMS (9-0) – Dellinger 7 3-3 19, Wurster 2 0-0 4, Morgan 1 1-2 3, Lehman 1 0-0 2, Zuber 1 0-0 3, In’t Groen 10 2-5 22, Pierce 2 0-0 5. Team – 24 6-10 58.

Winchester      6  25  37  43
South Adams     9  25  42  58

3-pointers – Winchester 4 (Roberts 2, Love 1, Pegg 1), Delta 4 (Dellinger 2, Zuber 1, Pierce 1).