BY EASTON LEONARD –
On Tuesday, January 23rd, the Acorn Jr. Lady Tigers and Jr. Tigers hosted Mount Ida.
Allowing Mount Ida to score zero points in the first quarter, the Jr. Lady Tigers outscored the Jr. Lady Lions 33-9 in the first half of the girls game. Acorn continued to extend their lead throughout the game, outscoring Mount Ida 18-10, to win the game by thirty-two, 51-19.
Halli Holland led the Acorn Jr. Lady Tigers with 12 points in the game, while Butterfield and Tedder scored 8 points each, Ashlynn Bissell 7 points, Ellis and Blair 3 points each, Strother, Goss, Weddle, and Rodgers 2 points each, and Corryn Holland and Larucci 1 point each.
In the junior boys game, the Jr. Tigers outscored the opposing Mount Ida Jr. Lions 26-13 in the first, as J. Lyle led Acorn with 7 points. In the second half, the Jr. Tigers extended their lead to twenty-three, by outscoring Mount Ida 23-13, to win the game 49-26.
Brown and D. Bohlman led the Acorn Jr. Tigers with 13 points each in the game, as B. Hair scored 10 points, J. Lyle 7 points, and T. Lyle 6 points.
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Jeri Pearson
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