The Yorktown Kitty Kats hosted the Pettus Lady Eagles in an exciting district matchup Tuesday, Feb. 10.
Paige DeLeon opened the scoring for Yorktown with an underneath basket offa cut, assisted by Palyn Koopmann, to make it 2-0. DeLeon followed with a strong drive to the basket, and Gracie Stehling added a putback score offan offensive rebound to give the Kats an early 6-2 lead.
After a strong start by Yorktown, Pettus battled back to tie the game at 6-6. Koopmann knocked down a free throw to regain the lead, and DeLeon extended it to 12-8 with three minutes remaining in the quarter. DeLeon then hit back-to-back shots to make it 1411. Pettus tied the game at 14 before Stehling grabbed a rebound and scored in the closing seconds. The Kats trailed 17--16 at the end of the first period despite a strong showing from DeLeon.
