MORAN — A tough scoring night ended on a sour note Tuesday for Marmaton Valley High’s girls.
The Wildcats, nursing a 14-11 lead after three quarters against visiting Pleasanton, saw the Blu-Jays end the game on a 15-3 run to fall, 26-17.
Pleasanton was particularly effective from the free-throw line, hitting 7 of 11 charities in the quarter.
Neither team did much on offense until Pleasanton’s late outburst.
The Wildcats led 8-4 after one quarter, and then went scoreless in the second as the Blu-Jays pulled to within 8-7 at the break.
Marmaton Valley sophomore standout Janae Granere scored 13 of the Wildcats 17. Kendall Scharff added the other four, all in the first quarter.
Bailey Myrick led Pleasanton with 14, including 8 of 8 from the line.
As a team, the Blu-Jays were whistled for only two fouls, and Marmaton Valley attempted nary a free throw. Pleasanton hit 12 of 18 from the line.
Marmaton Valley travels to St. Paul Friday.
Pleasanton (4-3-3-15—26) Sabrine 2-0-0-4 B. Myrick 3-8-0-14 L. Myrick 1-0-0-2 Harrington 0-3-2-3 Umphenour 1-1-0-3
Totals 7-12-2-26
Marmaton Valley (4-0-6-3—17) P. Scharff 0-0-1-0 Sutton 0-0-2-0 Ard 0-0-5-0 K. Scharff 2-0-4-4 Granere 5/1-0-3-13 Totals 7/1-0-14-17
