It took a couple of quarters for the West Central Trojan girls to find their offensive groove on Thursday, February 18th, but once they found it, they cruised to a 54-30 win over the Baltic Bulldogs.
West Central finished with just nine points in each of the first two quarters. They led the Bulldogs 9-4 at the end of the first quarter and 18-12 at halftime. West Central got going in the second half. They scored 20 points in just third quarter and led 38-23 heading into the final quarter. The Bulldogs made two free-throws with 7:10 to play to cut the lead to 38-25, but the Trojans held them scoreless for the next five minutes while building a 51-27 lead with 2:06 left in the game.
The Trojans shot just 25% (16-64) from the field, 26% (9-34) from three-point area, and 76% (13-17) from the free-throw line. The finished with 39 team rebounds, 14 team steals, and 14 assists.
Rylee Haldeman had 19 points, six steals, five assists, and three rebounds. Cassidy Siemonsma had a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Addy Kramer finished with 11 points, four rebounds, and two steals.
West Central finishes the regular season with an 18-2 record and will be the #1 seed in the Region 3A tournament. The Trojans will host a SoDak-16 qualifying game on Thursday, February 25th.