Lady Marshals win Homecoming game over Paducah Tilghman

Mia Teague with a three-point attempt in the Lady Marshals 55-41 win Friday over Paducah Tilghman. Teague hit four threes and finished with 13 points.

The Lady Marshals won their 12th straight over Paducah Tilghman in Friday’s Homecoming game. The 12-game streak began on January 12, 2016 but Friday’s 55-41 final score was the smallest winning margin for the Lady Marshals over that time.

Georgia Hall put the first points on the board for the Lady Marshals to tie the game at 2-2 but the Blue Tornados went on to lead 8-4 before a three from Madyson Morton cut it to one followed by another three from Mia Teague that gave them a 10-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Laken Schroader opened the second quarter with a three-pointer but it was answered on the other end by Tilghman’s MeKayah Carruthers with another three. Carruthers followed her three up with a steal and basket to tie the game up at 13.

The Lady Marshals stretched their lead to 10 at 25-15 on a three from Teague. Tilghman answered with a three from Diamond Gray but Teague would hit her third three-pointer to stretch the lead back to 10 and they would take a 28-20 lead at halftime.

They outscored Tilghman 11-9 in the third quarter to hold a 10-point 39-29 lead heading into the fourth quarter. All nine Tilghman points came from Gray on a three and the senior was 6-of-6 at the free throw line.

Gray scored the first bucket of the fourth quarter to cut the Lady Marshals lead to eight points but that was as close as they would get. Laken Schroader who led the Lady Marshals in the game with 16 points, scored seven in the fourth to lead the charge in their 14-point win.

The win improves the Lady Marshals record to 11-11 while Tilghman drops to 9-6. They play a 1:00 game on Saturday at Allen County-Scottsville (7-11).

Marshall County       10   18   11   16  –  55
Paducah Tilghman    8   12    9   12  –  41

Marshall County (11-11): Laken Schroader 16, Chevelle Henson 15, Mia Teague 13, Georgia Hall 6, Madyson Morton 3, Peyton Weitlauf 2
Paducah Tilghman (9-6): Diamond Gray 17, Myiesha Smith 8, Dasia Garland 8, MeKayah Carruthers 5, Quiniyah Shumpert 3

Lady Marshals vs. Paducah Tilghman 1-27-23