There were a lot of happy Eastern Greene players on the long bus ride home from Brown County on Thursday night.

The Lady Thunderbirds bounced back from a season-opening loss at Owen Valley two nights earlier with an impressive 57-26 victory over the Lady Eagles.

Eastern Greene used a quick start, balanced scoring, and a lockdown defense in the second half to secure the win.

Bre Hash, a junior inside player for Eastern Greene, dominated in the first quarter and outscored Brown County by herself. She had eight points in the quarter while the Lady Eagles had just five total points.

Senior Kaelyn Johnson matched Hash with 15 points in the game, and senior Maddie Sylvester contributed 10.

The Lady Thunderbirds’ defense nailed down the victory in the second half, allowing just a field goal and free throw in the third and one field goal in the fourth.

Other scorers for Eastern Greene were Grace Deckard with six, Morgan Caswell with five, Ava Holtsclaw added four, and Shelby Ferkingstad contributed two.

Eastern Greene (1-1) will play its home opener Saturday against South Knox.