By John RittenhouseA late rally by the Hills-Beaver Creek girls wasn’t enough to produce a Red Rock Conference basketball win against Murray County Central Friday in Hills.Trailing 27-22 at halftime, H-BC battled back to gain a one-point lead with five minutes left to play.MCC, however, controlled play over the final five minutes to pull out a 55-48 win."We had our opportunities to win, we just couldn’t do it," said H-BC coach Jason Blosmo."They hit their free throws late, and we couldn’t capitalize on our last couple of possessions."Stacy Bush played a solid game consisting of 15 points, seven steals, six rebounds and five assists for H-BC.Chelsi Fink and Kari Roozenboom netted 13 and 10 points respectively for H-BC. Amanda Tilstra added six rebounds.The 2-5 Patriots play at the Cardinal Holiday Classic in Luverne Dec. 29-30.Box scoreBush 2 3 2-4 15, Tilstra 1 0 0-1 2, Fink 2 3 0-0 13, Helgeson 3 0 0-0 6, Roozenboom 4 0 2-2 10, Hoyme 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsH-BC: 19 of 56 field goals (34 percent), four of seven free throws (57 percent), 25 rebounds, 22 turnovers.MCC: 19 of 53 field goals (59 percent), 17 of 29 free throws (59 percent), 36 rebounds, 22 turnovers.