Lady Rockets improve to 3-0 in district play

Crittenden's Andrea Federico guards
Trigg County's Veyda Grinols.

MARION, KY. – After a greatly disappointing early exit from the All A Classic, the Lady Rockets bounced back Tuesday with their third straight regular-season win in district play. Crittenden County dominated from start to finish, roughing up Trigg County 59-30.

Crittenden County dominated from the opening tip Tuesday night, rolling past the Lady Wildcats for a clean sweep of the first trip through league play.

Defense set the tone early and never relented. Trigg County managed just two points over a long stretch bridging the first and second quarters as Crittenden ripped off a 16-2 run to seize control. A 3-pointer by Jordyn Hodge at the first-quarter buzzer pushed the Lady Rockets to a 17-10 lead, and four straight points from Hodge early in the second quarter quickly stretched the margin. Crittenden led 25-12 at the half after a sluggish scoring period for both teams.

The Lady Rockets opened the third quarter with the same intensity, ballooning the lead to 33-12 and then 36-12 midway through the period. Trigg briefly steadied itself behind sophomore Cali Jones, a force around the basket who helped keep the Lady Wildcats competitive during a short run that trimmed the margin to 38-19, but the surge was short-lived.

Crittenden’s depth and pressure wore Trigg down in the fourth quarter. With the outcome no longer in doubt, the Lady Rockets unloaded the bench with 2:25 remaining, having already rotated freely throughout the second half, and closed out the lopsided win.

Hodge led all scorers with 22 points, including four 3-pointers, while Anna Boone added 17. Boone entered the night needing 23 points to reach the 2,000-point milestone for her career and now sits six shy, with the opportunity to reach the mark Friday night when Crittenden hosts Livingston County as district play begins its second rotation. 

Trigg County was led by Jones with 10 points as the Lady Wildcats fell to 6-7 overall and 0-1 in district play.

The victory extended Crittenden’s dominance in the series. The Lady Rockets have now won 11 straight meetings against Trigg County dating back to a district tournament championship game loss in 2020.

Crittenden improved to 12-4 overall.

Trigg County 10 12 22 30
Crittenden Co. 17 25 44 59
TRIGG – Norwood 5, Grinols 8, Jones 10, Mayes 1, Navarrd 6. FG 12. 3-pointers 3 (Navarrd 2, Norwood). FT 3-6.
CRITTENDEN – Boone 17, Evans 3, Hodge 22, Federico 6, Rushing 6, Holeman, Stewart 2, Berry 1, Champion, Grau, Rich, Kemmer 2. FG 22. 3-pointers 6 (Hodge 4, Evans, Boone). FT 9-10.