Muhlenberg County runs past Lady Tigers

Muhlenberg County jumped out to a 24-6 lead and never looked back as the Lady Mustangs crushed visiting Hopkinsville 69-40 Thursday night in a girls’ high school basketball game.

Serenity Ewing scored 11 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Dominique Allensworth added 10 points for the Lady Tigers, who fell to 1-7 on the season.

Muhlenberg ended a five-game losing streak with the victory. Rachel Evans and Brinley Sparks each scored 14 points to lead the Lady Mustangs (3-5).

Hoptown returns to action Tuesday night at Owensboro.

Score by Quarters:

Hopkinsville        6  16  8  10 – 40

Muhlenberg Co.  24  23  18  4 – 69

Individual Scoring:

HHS (1-7) – Wilson 2, Kav. White 9, Ewing 11, Watkins 10, Allensworth 8.

MCHS (3-5) – Page 11, Evans 14, Harris 2, Wilkins 10, Sparks 14, Jerigan 7, Groves 3, Lovan 6, Nokes 4.

3-Point Goals: HHS – Kav. White 3; MCHS – Page, Evans 4.

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