Highland girls fall to Pekin

The Highland Huskies lost to Pekin on the road Friday, January 29, 60-49. The Huskies got off to a very slow start and couldn’t catch up.

We had no fire or intensity in the first half, and it showed. You can’t play good teams and expect to win the game by walking on the floor.

Highland coach Jody Fink said, “(Pekin) shot over 70 percent from the field in the first half. The shot 50 percent from the three-point line for the game. They made more free throws that we attempted. Plain and simple, the just outplayed us tonight.
“We had no fire or intensity in the first half, and it showed. You can’t play good teams and expect to win the game by walking on the floor.”
The Huskies were behind 8-21 after one quarter and trailed 25-42 at halftime. They cut Pekin’s lead to 14 after three quarters, but it was too little too late.
Kayla Schneider and Chelsea Miller led the team with 11 points each. Anna Sweeting was 4-5 from the field and hit 4-5 at the charity stripe. She also led in rebounds with eight. Mollie Kleopfer led in assists with seven.
The Huskies are 11-5 in the conference, 13-6 overall.
Highland stats: Kayla Schneider 4 2-2 11, 1 3-pointer, 1 rebound, 3 steals, 2 assists; Brittney Gerot 2 1-2 6, 1 3-pointer, 4 rebounds, 3 assists; Mollie Kleopfer 2 2-2 6, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 7 assists; Chelsea Miller 4 1-2 11, 2 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 2 assists; Morgan Fisher 0 1-2 1; Molly Metz 1 0-0 2; Joshalyn Stout 1 0-0 2, 1 steal; Anna Sweeting 4 4-5 8, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 block; Ashley Davis 1 0-0 2, 2 rebounds, 1 block.