The Tri-Valley Mustang girls traveled to Madison for the Dak-12/NEC Clash on Saturday, February 5th. The Mustangs played the Clark/Willow Lake Cyclones and returned home with a 65-50 win.
The two teams ended the first quarter tied 11-11, and from there, the Mustangs slowly pulled away from the Cyclones. Tri-Valley ended the first half with a 31-22 lead. The lead grew to 12 points by the end of the third quarter, 48-36. The Mustangs also outscored the Cyclones 17-14 in the final quarter for the win.
Lauren Grinde had 20 points to lead the Mustang scoring attack. Ava Pearson had 17 points, and Paige Jewett finished with 13 points in the game.
Tri-Valley (9-7) will host the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers in a big Region 3A match-up on Tuesday, February 8th.