Lions fall to Odessa in girls 1B state tournament

SPOKANE — In a back-and-forth first game inside the Spokane Arena, the Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School Lions fell to Odessa 55-50 in the Round of 12 portion of the 1B Girls State Basketball Tournament. “The girls, they played their hearts out,” MLCA/CCS Head Coach Josh Kast said. “They’re disappointed in the way it ended. They’re pretty heartbroken.” The Tigers used free throws to capture the lead late in the fourth quarter after the Lions had led for the majority of the second half.