Lady Patriots Open With Two Wins
Launch the media gallery 1 player The Valley Lady Patriots have opened the 2015-16 campaign with a bang, having two big wins over Happy and Childress. Tuesday evening saw the Happy Cowgirls come to town. This was a close contest until the Lady Patriots broke things open in the second half, to come away with a 53-37 win. Scoring for the Lady Patriots was as follows: Emily Barrett-15, Savannah Young-13, Kennadee Buchanan-9, Frannie Alanis-4, Sydnee Meyer-4, Kylie Brown-4, and Jacee Crump-4.
Saturday's opponent was the Childress Lady Cats. This game was a battle throughout, with several lead changes during the course of the game. Valley came up with a 22 point 4th quarter to lead the way to a 56-51 win. Emily Barrett led all scorers with 20 points, including 2 crucial free throws late in the game to extend the lead from 3 to 5 points. Frannie Alanis was also in double figures with 13 points, and had two crucial steals late in the game to help secure the win. Other scorers for Valley were Savannah Young-6, Sydnee Meyer-6, Kennadee Buchanan-5, Kylie Brown-4, and Jacee Crump with 2 points.
The Lady Patriots will be at home this Tuesday evening at 6 pm when they will face the Lubbock Titans.
