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Girls snap 10-game slide

By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek girls recorded their first basketball win since Jan.10 when they traveled to Lake Benton for a non-conference contest Monday.It’s been 34 days since the Patriots beat Westbrook-Walnut Grove at home on that night in early January, but that time span — and a 10-game losing skid — became a thing of the past when H-BC rolled to a 72-39 win over the Bobcats.H-BC coach Jason Blosmo said his Patriots lacked rhythm during the first half of Monday’s game but managed to take a commanding 35-16 halftime lead.The Patriots put everything together while outscoring the Bobcats 37-23 in the second half to secure a 33-point victory."We played decent defense in the first half, but we didn’t move the ball very well," Blosmo said. "In the second half we did some things well offensively and were able to pull away."Chelsi Fink had a big night by scoring 25 points and recording five steals for the winners, but a number of players made contributions to the cause.Stacy Bush netted 13 points and passed for seven assists, Kerri Fransman tossed in 17 points and snared seven rebounds, and Kari Roozenboom charted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.Amanda Tilstra and Brittany Helgeson finished the game with 10 and seven rebounds respectively. Helgeson added four steals.The 5-18 Patriots host Southwest Christian tonight before ending the regular season in Slayton Monday.Box scoreFransman 6 1 2-4 17, Bush 3 2 1-3 13, Tilstra 0 0 1-2 1, Fink 10 1 2-3 25, Helgeson 2 0 0-0 4, Roozenboom 3 0 4-6 10, Hoyme 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsH-BC: 29 of 72 field goals (40 percent), 10 of 18 free throws (56 percent), 46 rebounds, 22 turnovers.

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