Redwomen avenge loss to Greenup Co.
Published 1:45 am Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com
LLOYD, Ky. — Home court advantage? Forget it.
Two weeks ago at home, the Rock Hill Redwomen lost to the Greenup County Lady Musketeers 55-45.
The Redwomen returned the favor on Saturday with a 61-56 win on the Greenup hardcourt.
Rileigh Morris scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Redwomen while Makayla Scott had 14 and Savannah Cade got 12 points.
Maggie Miller scored 22 points, Lexi Carroll 13 and Lauren Hannah 10 for Greenup (4-18).
Rock Hill (5-14) took a 22-11 first quarter lead as Morris scored 10 points and Scott had seven. Miller got six for Greenup.
The Redwomen pushed the lead to 34-22 at the half as Scott and Kelsey Olderham combined for nine points in the second quarter.
Baylee Robinson had all four of her points in the quarter for Greenup.
Each team scored 16 points in the third quarter to make it a 50-38 game.
Cade hit a trifecta and scored seven points while Morris had five more for Rock Hill. Hannah had eight points and Carroll got six points for the Lady Musketeers.
Greenup mounted a comeback in the fourth quarter as Carroll scored seven points including a 3-pointer and Miller made 5-of-8 free throws in scoring 11 points.
But Morris countered with seven points including 3-of-3 at the line and Cade sank two foul shots in two attempts.
Rock Hill is at South Point on Tuesday and Fairland on Thursday.
Rock Hill 22 12 16 11 = 61
Greenup 11 11 16 18 = 56
ROCK HILL (5-14): Kelsey Olderham 3 0 0-0 6, Savannah McGraw 1 0 0-0 2, Makayla Scott 5 0 4-13 14, Keilie Adams 0 0 0-0 0, Aleigha Matney 0 0 0-2 0, Kylee Howard 1 0 0-0 2, Kenzie Hanshaw 1 0 0-0 2, Autumn Porter 0 0 0-0 0, Rileigh Morris 8 0 7-9 23, Savannah Cade 2 2 2-2 12. Totals: 21 2 13-26 61. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: McGraw.
GREENUP COUNTY (4-19): Rachel Bush 1 0 0-0 2, Heather Locklear 0 0 0-0 0, Baylee Robinson 1 0 2-2 4, Emma Boggs 0 0 0-1 0, Madison Hill 1 0 3-4 5, Emma Frazier 0 0 0-0 0, Lexi Carroll 4 1 2-4 13, Maggie Miller 7 0 8-11 22, Lauren Hannah 3 0 4-8 10. Totals: 17 1 19-30 56. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: None.