KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Travel fatigue set in on day two of the Lady Rockets’ KSA Holiday Tournament trip to Florida. Crittenden County lost by two points to a team it arguably should have outmanned from the jump, clearly falling victim to something akin to delayed jet lag in the second half.
The Lady Rockets raced out to a 15-point lead in the second period before their motor locked up and lost 49-47 to undefeated Mount Saint Charles Academy of Rhode Island.
The private New England school couldn’t stop Taylor Guess and Co. in the early minutes as the CCHS senior guard scored a dozen first-quarter points. Classmate Natalie Boone added eight points to a 15-0 run and Crittenden led 21-6 in the second period.
The exhaustive two-day trip to Florida began to show in the third period as the Mounties closed the gap. CCHS's typically active legs failed and the Lady Rockets were often beat down the floor. Compounding the Crittenden problems, its always reliable pressure defense wouldn’t start in the second half and Crittenden fell behind 38-37 early in the fourth quarter and never recover.
It was the first time the Lady Rockets had trailed in eight quarters in Florida and it was their first loss since the season-opener in Graves County in November. Crittenden is now 8-2.
CCHS will be back in action on Thursday to wrap up its three-day tournament at 6:30pm (EST) against Avon Lake, Ohio.
Crittenden County 21 28 37 47
Mt. St. Charles, RI 10 20 34 49
CRITTENDEN – Guess 21, N.Boone 11, A.Boone 4, Evans 2, Hatfield 9, Federico, McDaniel. FG 18. 3-pointers 3 (N.Boone 2, Guess). FT 8-10.
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