Ishpeming Girls Varsity Basketball Team Hosts The Westwood Patriots

Patriots setting up a play outside

Ishpeming MI03/12/2021 The Hematites Girls varsity basketball team look for their fourth win hosting the Patriots here on WRUP 98.3

With Prophet making the first two shots of the game for the patriots it would be the last time they led the game until late in the fourth. After the 5-0 start The Hematites went on a 12 point run to take a seven point lead. Marta ended the scoring run with two free throws for the patriots at the end of the first quarter.

Good defense from both teams and several jump balls led to no scoring in the first three minutes of the second quarter. The Hematites managed to to hold onto the lead with great three point shooting from Harris Who made three in the first half and resulting in a 23-20 lead for the Ishpeming Girls. With both teams shooting the same percentage from the field, and both teams with 10 turnovers,  the three point shooting made all the difference in the first half.

moments before a basket
Moments Before A Basket

The third quarter had Ishpeming scoring five points out of the gate. Scoring went back and forth for the rest of the quarter with Harris making her fourth three pointer of the night and Deloughary making her first from beyond the arc. The final after two was 37-35 in favor of the Hematites and the score extended by one through the quarter with three point shooting once again making the difference.

The fourth quarter was slowly taken over by the Patriots in big part due to their aggressive transition scoring. Two consecutive drives by Nelson started the quarter tying the game for the first time since the first quarter. Marta did more than her part to put the game away with the four consecutive free throws to take a four point lead over the Hematites, a lead that was no relinquished despite good defense by Ishpeming in the final minute of the game.

Final: Ishpeming Hematites 42, Westwood Patriots 49

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