Grantsburg girls fall short

It was a weird kind of game between the Pirates (1-15, 1-9) and the Webster Tigers (8-10, 5-6).

Grantsburg was coming off their first victory of the season, a 60-38 drubbing of the Unity Eagles. Webster was also coming off a victory as they defeated Frederic 44-39 on Tuesday.

The game was tight for the first three quarters, most of the offensive credit for Grantsburg can be attributed to Sarah Wald. The junior was on fire in the first half scoring 13 of Grantsburg’s 17 points. She ended up fouling out early in the fourth quarter with 16 points (unofficially). She nailed four three pointers in the game.

Unfortunately, for purple fans, Kortney Morrin had a bad night from the floor as she only scored four points in the game (she averages over 20 per game). To her credit she never seemed upset about her lack of scoring and played quite well defensively, blocking several shots and getting a lot of rebounds.

The real story of the game was Reba Smallwood and her 18 points (all underneath except for two free throws). Smallwood was many times left wide open in the paint and was able to score at will for the Tigers. this was the demise of the Pirates as Smallwood and her sub Mary Johnson scored a total of 24 points inside with Rose Kopecky also having a nice night with 11 points.

The final score: Webster 49, Grantsburg 38.

Grantsburg hosts Amery on the tenth.