Emily Downey’s Williamsburg Lady Yellow Jackets capped off a four-game road trip with a 45-36 win over Middlesboro on Monday.
The Lady Yellow Jackets snapped a two-game
Losing skid in the process while improving to 10-14, and 5-11 against 13th Region teams.
The loss dropped Middlesboro to 3-19 while extending Sally Adams’ squad’s losing streak to six games.
“I’m really proud of our girls as we picked up a good win,” Downey said. “We improved defensively tonight and were patient with the ball on offense.”
Eighth grader Maddy Hopkins Continued her impressive play, leading the way for Williamsburg with 24 points.
She was held scoreless in the first quarter with both teams scoring nine points apiece before she took over during the next 24 minutes.
Hopkins scored 10 points in the second quarter but Middlesboro did just enough to take a 22-21 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Williamsburg began to take over in the third quarter with Hopkins dishing out nine of the Lady Yellow Jackets’ points while outscoring Middlesboro 11-2 during the period.
Williamsburg managed to take a 32-24 lead into the fourth quarter before wrapping up the win.
Hopkins, and Abby Moses each scored five apiece in the final eight minutes, allowing the Lady Yellow Jackets to secure the nine-point victory.
Moses finished with seven points for Williamsburg while Allie Wilson added six points. Keevi Betts led Middlesboro with 15 points while Addyson Larew scored nine points.
Williamsburg will host Whitley County at 6 p.m. on Tuesday while Middlesboro will be at home against Pineville Tuesday at 6 p.m.
