Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets cruise to easy victory

Senior Jade Patterson knocks down a three.

On Friday night, Jan. 10, the Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets hosted the Andrews Lady Wildcats. Regardless of records it was an important game with conference standings to think of. Andrews record coming into the game was nothing to write home about but are young and improving team.

Junior Brianna Foster finishes through a foul.

In the first quarter there was actually a little bit of back and forth. The Lady Wildcats pushed the Lady Yellow Jackets more than most would have expected. The Lady Yellow Jackets were able to get some needed points in the paint. Junior Brianna Foster provided it for Hayesville with seven first quarter points. Hayesville closed the quarter with a 12-8 lead.

The second quarter the Lady Yellow Jackets really tightened the defensive clamps in the second quarter. The Lady Yellow Jackets also upped their scoring in the second quarter, with 14 points. Ten of those points came from Senior Jade Patterson with two big three pointers. Hayesville ended the half with a 26-11 lead.

Coming into the third quarter Hayesville had no plans to let up and looked to increase their lead. Once again the combination of Andrews offensive struggles and Hayesvilles great defense kept the Lady Wildcats to only four points in the quarter. Hayesville ended the third quarter with a few late buckets and 38-15 lead.

Coming into the fourth quarter with the game in hand Hayesville continued to execute offensively for another 13 points. They got scoring from five different players in the quarter. The Lady Yellow Jackets were able to cruise to a 51 to 22 victory.

Sophomore Lila Payne makes a three.

Point leaders:

Brianna Foster 17 points

Lila Payne 12 points

Jade Patterson 11 points

The Lady Yellow Jackets had a well rounded performance with many players contributing. Sometimes it can be hard to play games like this but the Lady Yellow Jackets played hard. They were able to continue growing as a team and get ready for harder games to come.

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Caleb Tallman