By Johnny Sanders
Sports Editor
The Moody Girls Basketball team traveled to Hoover to take on the Spain Park Jaguars and came back to 411 with a big win to continue their current winning streak as they have won their last three games.
The home-standing Jaguars jumped out to an early lead, finishing the first quarter up 7-5. From there, the Lady Blue Devils would dominate.
Moody outscored Spain Park 15-3 in the second quarter with stifling defense and four different players hitting shots to pour it on on the offensive side of the ball. The half would end with Moody doubling up the Jaguars 20-10.
The third quarter would see more scoring from the Lady Blue Devils, but the defense would allow Spain Park to score 12 points and continue to have hope. But there was no slowing down the Moody offense. Led by Tori Pyles, who had 12 points on the night, Moody would continue to have success shooting the ball. Despite the fact that Spain Park would outscore them 24-22 in the second half, the dominant second quarter would prove to be too much for the Lady Jaguars to overcome, leading to the 42-34 victory for Moody.
Other leading scorers for Moody were Kendall Stephens with 11 points and Emma Kyle with 9.
“Defense set the tone for the game,” Coach Becca Davis said . “They live and die by the 3 and our girls did a good job rotating on defense and covering the corners. Our program has the utmost respect for Coach Chase and the legacy he has built. It was a positive experience for us to have them on our schedule.
“We have the individual pieces to be competitive this year. Hopefully we are trending up and starting to put all of those pieces together.”
The Lady Blue Devils, now 4-3 overall, will host Leeds Friday night, Dec. 9, in the ladies basketball version of the Battle of the Bridge at 6 p.m.