By JIM WALKER

Tribune Sports Editor

When the St. Joseph Female Flyers need to be strong, they just turn to their strength inside.

Katie Hacker was a force inside as she scored 20 points to lead the Female Flyers to a 61-31 rout of Harvest Christian Thursday.

“Katie did a good job inside. She was strong and aggressive,” said Flyers’ coach Nick Miller. “All our girls did a nice job. We started a little slow but once they got rolling they played well.”

Sarah Neal and Becca Patrick scored 12 points each for the Female Flyers (3-1).

Morah Bruch had 21 points to lead Harvest Christian.

Hacker had five points in the first quarter as St. Joseph took a 15-7 lead.

Hacker and Neal scored six points each in the second quarter as the lead grew to 32-19 at the break.

It was Hacker again with six points in the third quarter to stretch the lead to 48-25.

Patrick scored five points in the fourth quarter as the Flyers outscored Harvest Christian 13-6.

St. Joseph plays at Grace Christian at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

Harvest Christian 7 12 6 6 = 31

St. Joseph 15 17 16 13 = 61

HARVEST CHRISTIAN (NA): Olivia Phipps 0 0 0-2 0, Jaclyn Strickland 0 0 0-0 0, Cassie Shoemaker 2 0 0-0 4, Kristian Johnson 3 0 0-1 6, Mary McCoy 0 0 0-0 0, Morah Bruch 9 0 3-3 21. Totals: 14 0 3-6 31. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: Bruch.

SAINT JOSEPH (3-1): Haley Glockner 1 0 0-0 2, Sarah Goebel 2 0 0-0 4, Katie Hacker 9 0 2-4 20, Molly Miller 4 0 1-4 9, Sarah Neal 6 0 0-0 12, Becca Patrick 5 0 2-6 12, Glennie Hopkins 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 26 0 5-14 61. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: None.