Salado Lady Eagles split their district basketball games last week, edging out a 33-32 win over Lake Belton Lady Mustangs on Jan. 11 and falling to the Burnet Lady Bulldogs 42-46 on Jan. 14.
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Salado Lady Eagles handled two non-district competitors last week, beating China Spring on Dec. 14 and Thorndale on Dec. 18.
Salado Lady Eagles won the Bruceville-Eddy tournament Dec. 10-12 after falling to San Saba 53-30 in a non-conference game.
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Salado Lady Eagles JV Red won their own basketball tournament Dec. 9 and 11, beating Lorena 42-38 in the championship game.
Salado Lady Eagles won two of their five games in the Coach Smith basketball Dec. 2-4.
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Salado Lady Eagles took advantage of 35 turnovers by the visiting Rogers Lady Eagles to blow out their non-district basketball game 58-21.
The Lady Eagles poured it on the Gatesville Lady Hornets in the second half of their contest on Nov. 12, scoring 15 points in both the third and fourth quarters while holding the Hornets to just 6 points. The girls won the game 50-22.
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Salado lost a home game to Lorena 52-30 on Nov. 8 in the basketball season opener.
Just as the buzzer sounded, Katie Law hit a desperation shot from three feet beyond the top of the arc, catching nothing but the bottom of the net to knot the score at 40 each and send the Salado Lady Eagles’ area round contest against the La Vega Lady Pirates into overtime Feb. 22.
But the elation was short-lived as the Lady Pirates went to the free throw line six times over the next four minutes and sank nine of their 12 attempts to get past Salado 53-47.
Salado Lady Eagles took the lead over the Burnet Lady Bulldogs with the 1:38 mark in the first quarter of their rubber match to determine the District 19-4A first place team and never relinquished it, winning 43-33 on Feb. 8 in Liberty Hill.
Lorena Perez hit shots with 1:55 and 1:28 to put the girls up for the first time as the Lady Eagles went on a 10-point run in the final two minutes of the first to lead 15-7. The girls hit all four of their free throws in the quarter.