After a big 37-16 opening round win over Westwood in the 52nd Annual World Tournament in Chapel Hill, the Forrest Lady Rockets went cold on offense in their next two games to finish in fourth place.
In round two on Thursday, the undefeated Community Viqueens posted a 37-11 win over Forrest and in Saturday's consolation match, Moore County took third place with a 34-19 victory over the Lady Rockets.
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After a big 37-16 opening round win over Westwood in the 52nd Annual World Tournament in Chapel Hill, the Forrest Lady Rockets went cold on offense in their next two games to finish in fourth place.
In round two on Thursday, the undefeated Community Viqueens posted a 37-11 win over Forrest and in Saturday's consolation match, Moore County took third place with a 34-19 victory over the Lady Rockets.
Lead scorer
Caitlin McKenzie led the Lady Rockets in scoring in both contests, scoring a team high six points versus Moore County and tying Emma Stacey with five points versus Westwood.
Emily Yost and Stevie "Sweet Music" Ray netted a deuce apiece versus Community, while Katey Harmon added one point.
The Viqueens had eight players in the scoring column with Logan Brothers leading the way with eight points.
On Saturday, the long-standing rivalry between Forrest and Moore continued in the consolation bout and the two teams got off to fast start with the Raiderettes holding a 14-9 lead after the first quarter.
Moore County's Grace Cauble netted the lone field goal in the second quarter and Ella Fanning added a single free throw for the Raiderettes, who held FMS scoreless, taking a 17-9 halftime lead.
Cold shooting
McKenzie would score the only two points for the Lady Rockets in the third period on two free throws as Moore County tallied eight points in the stanza, taking a commanding 25-11 lead into the final eight minutes.
Forrest (9-8) was held without a field goal again the fourth quarter, but the Lady Rockets did hit eight out of 13 charity shots in the period.
Moore County coasted home with the 15-point win as Grace Cauble led all scorers in the contest with 11 points.
Stacey and McKenzie finished with five points each, Harmon netted four, Jordan Yelensky and Kayla Gillespie netted a deuce apiece, and Jasmine Runk rounded out the FMS scoring with a single marker.