The Lady Hounds came up just short tonight in a loss against Hastings on the road.  The game had many swings back and forth, but ran out of time for a comeback and finished with a 48-54 loss.  The game got off to some fast paced action though, with the Greyhounds jumping out to a 10-4 lead off of an aggressive press.  By the end of the first quarter, Hastings had clawed back into it and Eaton Rapids led just 12-10.  In the 2nd quarter though, the Saxons took control, using a tough zone defense, took the lead and then extended it to 27-15.   But your Lady Greyhounds fought back, pulling within 6 at the half, down 21-27.

In the third, we roared alive with a 12-2 scoring run, grabbing a lead of our own, 33-29.  Both teams traded baskets and by the end of the 3rd quarter, it was a tight 36-34 Greyhounds lead.  In the 4th quarter though, foul troubles spelled doom for the visiting Greyhounds, as Hastings was able to pull back in front and go up 50-41 with some timely free throw shooting.  But we were not done yet, and went on a burst with 3 minutes left in the game.  Two 3-pointers by Sofia Kingsley and a pair of free throws from Lauren Malone rallied the Greyhounds, pulling to within 3 at 48-51.  Sadly, that was as close as they would get as Hastings iced the game with a few free throws, ultimately winning 54-48.

Leading the way for the Lady Hounds was Sofia Kingsley with 20 points.  Abbi Thompson chipped in 8.  Rounding out the scoring was Ashley Brown with 6, Zoe Newberry with 5, Flora Steien with 4, Lauren Malone with 2, Kylie Alvarez with 2, and Lori Sy with 1. 

The Greyhounds are next in action on Friday, December 2 at Marshall.