Lady Rockets fall at Lyon County

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EDDYVILLE, Ky. – Crittenden County on Friday relived some of the Holiday Horrors it experienced during a losing skid over the Christmas break when it couldn’t find the right rhythm and lost 4 of 6 games.

At Lyon County, in a pivotal Fifth District matchup, the Lady Rockets got off to a difficult start and couldn’t fully recover despite trimming Lyon’s lead from 16 to 6 late. 

The Rocket girls lost 60-51, giving Lyon County the upper hand in the Fifth District race with only a game to play. CCHS and LCHS both close out league action against Trigg County over the coming day. Trigg hasn’t been close in a district matchup this season. 

Lyon is now 14-7 overall and 4-1 in the district. Crittenden is 3-2 and tied with Livingston in the district standings' win column. District standings will determine post-season pairings. The Lady Rockets are 12-10 overall. 

An inspired Lyon defense commanded the first half as the hosts rolled to a big lead while stopping Crittenden leading scorer Ann Boone on the floor. She had no first-half baskets, but finished with a game-high 21 points. 

Boone led CCHS’s late recovery with 11 fourth-quarter points, but Crittenden couldn’t get a rebound when it needed one and couldn’t force a steal when it had to have one. Meanwhile, Lyon stalled the ball in the final four minutes to protect its single-digit lead.

Rebounding was a factor in the game as the Lady Lyons won the glass and put three players in double-figure scoring. 

Crittenden Co. 10 22 36 51
Lyon County 13 32 46 60
CRITTENDEN – Boone 21, Evans 11, Hodge 4, Federico 8, Rushing 6, Holeman, Stewart 1, Munday. FG 17. 3-pointers 2 (Evans, Hodge). FT 15-22.
LYON – Taylor 17, Cotham 16, Collins 17, Downing, Coursey 6, Wynn, Holland 4, Perry. FG 21. 3-pointers none. FT 12-15.