Lady Bobcats bury Bridge City

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Lady Bobcats bury Bridge City

Gabriel Pruett
The Orange Leader

BRIDGE CITY — The Orangefield Lady Bobcats got defensive Tuesday in Bridge City and it haunted the Lady Cardinals all night long.

Orangefield forced 32 turnovers to get past Bridge City 52-23 in Cardinals Gym.

The win moved Orangefield to 5-1 in the District 21-3A standings while Bridge City fell to 1-5.

Orangefield got offensive contributions from several players with Kacy Juneau leading the way with 11 points to go with two assists.

Jennifer McManus added 10 points while Aimee Scales put in eight and Ashton Wagner added seven.

Jordan Royal notched a double-double with a last-second three-pointer as she finished with 11 points and 16 rebounds. This after a 30 point, 16 rebound night against WO-S on Friday.

Allison Angelle finished with nine points and four rebounds for Bridge City.

The Lady Cardinals were able to hang around after the first period as Orangefield led 10-7.

Orangefield’s defense then stepped things up in the second period as Bridge City was limited to just one point, a free throw from Royal.

The Lady Bobcats erupted for 18 points in the second to take a 28-8 lead into the break.

Wagner scored five points in the period while McManus and Scales each had four.

The Lady Bobcats stayed on their defensive game in the third with six more forced turnovers.

Orangefield outscored Bridge City 12-7 in the third to take a 40-15 lead.

McManus stayed hot in the third with four points, all coming on free throws.

Angelle scored three of the Lady Cardinals’ eight points in the third.

Orangefield did not have to worry about making many shots from the floor in the fourth after taking 19 free throw attempts.

The Lady Bobcats went 10-for-19 from the charity stripe in the fourth and was 20-for-32 on the night.

Bridge City was 7-for-15 from the line in the game.

The Lady Cardinals did win the rebounding game, 37-25.