ML girls take two against Ike, Wenatchee

MOSES LAKE - Moses Lake girls basketball extended its win streak to four games after scoring back-to-back wins against Eisenhower and Wenatchee.

Guards sophomore Jessie Loera and junior McKenna Walker combined for 42 points against the Cadets en route to a 80-41 blowout for the Chiefs.

Walker continued her hot shooting against Wenatchee, scoring 18 points and converting a crucial three-point play late in the game. Moses Lake held on for a 51-38 win.

The two wins improve dMoses Lake's record to 4-2 in the Columbia Basin Big 9 and 8-3 overall.

Moses Lake 80 Eisenhower 41

After an up and down first quarter that saw the Chiefs lead 15-7, Moses Lake opened the second quarter on an 11-0 run and cruised to a 41-17 lead entering halftime.

"The first thing that we said is when we came in at halftime it sure seemed like we didn't start the game with a whole lot of energy," head coach Matt Strophy said. "Second quarter I thought we picked up, but at the start of the game not a lot of energy so let's start this half with more energy and I think we did that."

Strophy recently inserted junior forward Avery Clark into the starting lineup and she responded with six points against the Cadets. He said Clark had played her way into the starting lineup similar to last season.

"Over the holiday break we usually get a chance to reevaluate our statistics and some things like that and we were just making some adjustments," Strophy said.

Moses Lake 51 Wenatchee 38

A three-pointer by junior guard Stephanie Overland and an old fashioned three-point play by Walker helped Moses Lake stave off a late run by the Panthers.

After trailing 7-8 after the first quarter, the Chiefs outscored Wenatchee by 15 points in the second quarter and led 28-14 at halftime. The team nursed a double digit lead for a majority of the second half until the Panthers made a late run to cut the deficit to seven points.

Walker and Loera led Moses Lake with 18 and nine points, respectively. Overland provided six points off the bench.

Moses Lake faces Eastmont at home Jan. 17 before traveling to Yakima for the rematch against Big 9 leading Davis.

Moses Lake boys split two games

Chiefs boys basketball scored a 20-point over Eisenhower, 63-43, Friday before falling to Wenatchee, 71-58, the next night.

Moses Lake is now fourth in the Big 9 with a 3-3 record. Senior guard Josh Hirz led the way for Moses lake against the Panthers with 22 points.

Sophomore center Caesar Sandoval added 11 points and five rebounds. Moses Lake will look to rebound Jan. 17 at home against Eastmont.