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Madill sophomore guard Destiny Adams makes a pass to a teammate in a Feb. 17 game at Marietta. Glenn Price • The Madill Record
Marietta – The Madill Lady Wildcats lost their last regular season game at Marietta Monday night, 49-43. It was a hard-fought game
It was a hard-fought game with both teams making significant runs. This loss took the season record to 10-13 for the Lady Wildcats.
Marietta opened up a quick lead to start the game and had a 13-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. But Madill came back and outscored Marietta 9-8 in the second quarter which left Marietta leading 21-14 at the half.
Marietta came out after halftime with a very tenacious defense and opened up a 37-19 lead with just under two minutes left in the third period. But Madill came back again with a 9-0 run to close out the third period down 37-28. Jayden Weiberg scored five of the eight points in that run with a jumper and a long 3-pointer.
With 6:05 left in the game the Lady Wildcats cut the lead to 38-35, but Marietta went on a 6-0 run and held off the hardplaying Madill squad.
Kristen Chapa led the way for Madill with 17 points. Abby Lambertsen and Weiberg scored six points each. It was a very physical game
It was a very physical game with both teams in the double bonus in each half.