Worth County’s girls were not expected to be a contender this year. They were 2-20 last year while Mercer was 22-3. None of the other games the two teams have played in the last few years have been competitive. Worth County is playing the numbers game this year, with only seven players out this year. They drew the last seed in the Albany Tournament. But somehow, Worth County turned around and stunned Mercer 43-30 Tuesday night.
There were some interesting numbers in Tuesday’s game. Nobody scored more than nine points. They were outrebounded 34-29 by Mercer, although they only gave up one offensive board. They shot 15-55 from the field and 6 for 15 from the line. But one thing they did differently from last year was take care of the ball. They forced 28 Mercer turnovers while surrendering the ball only 13 times themselves. Last year, in most of those games, those numbers were reversed. And flipping the giveaway/takeaway ratio made all the difference in the world.
There is a similarity to the 2013 Chiefs. That Chiefs team had gone 2-14 the year before and put up very similar numbers for 2013. But the big difference was that they were one of the leaders in the NFL in taking care of the ball and forcing turnovers. As a result, they were 11-5. The year before, they were one of the worst at taking care of the ball and at taking the ball away.
All seven of the Tigers earned minutes and got to score. Audrey Runde, playing in her first game as a freshman, had 9 points along with Keira Hardy. Kambree Briner had 7, Rylee Ruckman 6, Megan Tracy and Kristen Tracy 5 each, and Rayleigh Smith 2.
Kristen Tracy had 11 rebounds. Kambree Briner had 8, Audrey Runde 4, Rylee Ruckman 3, Megan Tracy 2, and Rayleigh Smith 1.
Kambree Briner had 5 assists. Kristen Tracy and Audrey Runde had 3.
Kristen Tracy had 6 steals. Rylee Ruckman had 5, Kambree Briner 3, and Audrey Runde, Megan Tracy, and Keira Hardy 1 each.
Kristen Tracy had 2 blocks. Rylee Ruckman had 1.
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