The Dublin Middle School Lady Dukes came out flat on Wednesday evening, and quickly found themselves in the hole against a scrappy and aggressive Carroll County team that came to Dublin looking to take home a win. The Lady Dukes were able to pull things together by halftime, however, and after a taking a commanding lead in the third quarter they were able to hold on against a fourth quarter rally to beat the Lady Cavaliers 36-30. The win moves the Lady Dukes record to 14-3 on the season.
At the end of the first quarter, the Lady Dukes trailed 9-4, but that changed quickly when Chelsea Golden hit a three pointer at the start of the second quarter. Dublin immediately began to pressure the Carroll County offense, denying them a good look at the basket and keeping the ball on the Dublin side of the court. The Lady Dukes also found their rhythm shooting the ball and quickly took the lead and began to build on it. Carroll County was held to only seven points in the second quarter, while Dublin added 17 to move the halftime score to 21-16 in favor of the Lady Dukes.
"We came out slow in the first quarter, which is something we don't normally do" said Dublin Head Coach Buddy Farris. "I didn't like the fact that we came out like that, but I was happy with the way we fought back. The girls showed alot of heart out there tonight. Carroll County has a good team, and they never gave up. Our girls did a good job of finishing the game out though."
The Dublin defense stepped up even more in the third quarter, allowing on two points by the Lady Cavs while Dublin added eleven more points to their total, including another Golden three pointer. The third quarter ended with the Lady Dukes seeming to have the game well under control, leading 32-18, but somebody forgot to tell the Lady Cavs to throw in the towel.
Carroll County started hitting shots, and it seemed like someone had suddenly put a lid on the Dublin basket. While the Lady Dukes took plenty of shots, they just couldn't get the ball to drop and were held to only four points in the fourth quarter. Carroll County slowly began to move back within range of a win, but in the end poor free throw shooting cost them a chance to take the win. Dublin had a 34-30 lead, and rebounded the ball with just over a minute and thirty second left in the game. After getting the ball down the court, the Lady Dukes were able to move the ball around the Lady Cavs defense effectively for over half of that time before allowing the Carroll County defense to foul them. In the end, the Carroll County Lady Cavs ran out of time in the comeback efforts, and Dublin took the 36-30 win.
Chelsea Golden led the scoring for the Lady Dukes with 16 points. Meredith Mitchell added eight points and a strong defensive effort, while Hannah Hancock chipped in four points. Carlie Perry, Moriah Hinton, Alyson Gilbert, and Alexis Hurst added two points each to round out the scoring.
The Lady Dukes will finish out their season this Friday as they host the Auburn Eagles.
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