LAFAYETTE The Westmoreland High School girls basketball team limited Macon County to 15 points over the final three quarters, rolling to a 51-28 victory on Saturday evening.
Karley Smith
The Lady Eagles trailed 13-9 after one quarter of play, but Westmoreland (3-1) outscored the Tigerettes by an 18-5 margin in the second quarter and then 14-5 in the third period to build a 41-23 lead.
Lady Eagle junior forward Karley Smith scored a game-high 20 points, and classmate Kaitlyn Norman provided 13 points.
The rest of the Westmoreland scoring is as follows: Jesica Eppstein 6 points, Lexie McCormick 6, Gracie Oliver 4 and Peightyn Gross 2.
Junior guard Jenna Russell led Macon County (1-3) offensively with nine points.
>> The Eagle boys squad fell into a first-half hole in their 52-46 loss to the Tigers.
Westmoreland (1-2) was outscored 18-9 in the second quarter, resulting in a 31-19 deficit at halftime.
The Eagles outscored the host squad 18-12 in the fourth quarter.
Westmoreland junior forward Colton Pippen scored a team-high 13 points, followed by Zeke Webb (9 points), Dalton Leath (8), Caleb Graves (7), Griffin Garrison (4), Landon Dunigan (3) and Landon Graves (2).
Senior Tyler Carlisle led Macon County (4-0) offensively with a game-high 14 points.