Lady Thunderbirds can't overcome slow start in loss to Owen Valley

Owen Valley used a strong third quarter to pull away from Eastern Greene in the season opener for both teams and win, 72-27.

The Lady Thunderbirds were down 34-17 to the host Lady Patriots at halftime and were outscored 24-7 in the third quarter. Owen Valley then held Eastern Greene to three points in the third quarter to secure the victory.

Senior Shelby Ferkingstad led the Lady Thunderbirds with nine points, and junior Bre Hash added seven.

Also scoring for Eastern Greene were Maddie Sylvester with five, Reagan Kelley with three, Morgan Caswell with two, and Grace Deckard with one.

Eastern Greene is back in action Thursday at Brown County.