Tyra Rubio with Finley MacDonald on Tuesday
The Warren County Middle School Lady Pioneers take a loss to Tullahoma East 40-18, struggling to overcome an early deficit.
The Lady Pioneers faced an early challenge as Tullahoma East opened the game with a 16 point run, 14 of those points coming in the first quarter. Warren County worked to settle into a rhythm offensively and try to find some opportunities to cut into the lead, but struggled to keep the pace with Tullahoma East’s scoring.
Tullahoma East found successes from beyond the arc, shooting five of seven from the three-point line. Despite the early deficit, Warren County continued to push and made adjustments as the game progressed.
After the half, the Lady Pioneers showed improvement but still struggled to get the ball through the net offensively. Warren County headed into the final quarter down 24 points, 38-14.
“We played a very different team style tonight than Tuesday and we adjusted at the half,” said head coach Tyra Rubio.
In the final quarter, the Lady Pioneers outscored Tullahoma East 4-2. The late effort for the Lady Pioneers was not enough to dig themselves out the deficit.
For the Lady Pioneers, LB Guthrie led offensively with 5 points, while Ava Carden contributed 4 points. Hailey Geesling and Nia Rich each added 3 points.
“We know what we need to work on, and we will be ready to go next Tuesday,” said Rubio.
The Lady Pioneers ended the week with a 1-1 record as they look forward to Tuesday’s game against Tullahoma East again. Tip off with be at 6 p.m. at Warren County Middle School.
LB Guthrie on Tuesday night against Tullahoma West
