RISON - Fordyce quickly built a double-digit lead in the first quarter and never looked back as the Ladybugs snapped the Rison Lady Wildcats' fourgame win streak with a 60-36 victory to open 6-2A conference play Tuesday night at the Rison Gym.
The Lady Bugs led by as many as 17 in the first half, but the Lady Wildcats cut it to 11 about midway through the third with a chance to narrow the deficit to single digits but could never could a bucket to fall. Fordyce withstood the challenged and pulled away from there.
R'erel Roshell had 15 to lead the Lady Wildcats while Destiny Lea had 10. Rison fell to 4-3 overall and 0-1 in conference play with the loss.
Rison 36, Glen Rose 29
GLEN ROSE - Destiny Lea drained five 3-pointers, including three in the fourth quarter, to the lead the Rison Lady Wildcats to 36-29 victory over the Glen Rose Lady Beavers Monday night at Glen Rose.
It was Rison's fourth consecutive victory as the Lady 'Cats ran their record to 4-2 after opening the season with backto-back losses.
The Lady Wildcats' first-year head coach Cicely Green-Simpson said she has seen improvement from those early losses to Poyen and Class 4A power Star City. Rison followed those setbacks with a 52-39 victory over Magnet Cove and 56-48 win over Des Arc before the Thanksgiving break. Since then, the Lady 'Cats edged Class 5A Mount St. Mary Academy, 50-49, last Thursday before getting past Glen Rose Monday night. All four of those victories were on the road.
Rison got off to a nice start against the Lady Beavers, leading 10-3 at the end of the first quarter. Glen Rose cut it to 1511 by the half. The Lady Wildcats were able to push their lead back to seven at the end of the third before the teams finished even in the fourth.
Lea finished with 20 points to lead Rison in scoring.
Rison 50, Mt. St. Mary 49
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