Hills-Beaver Creek snapped a two-game losing streak in girls' basketball by rolling to a 46-31 victory in Lake Benton Tuesday.
Becky Broesder scored 13 points to lead the Patriots in scoring, and Erin Boeve had a big night that included 12 rebounds, five blocked shots and three steals.
The win upped H-BC's record to 3-2 heading into a road game against Edgerton Public tonight.
H-BC played good basketball on both ends of the court while upending the Bobcats by 15 points.
The Patriots cashed in on 47 percent of their field goals and outrebounded LB 39-28. H-BC's tough defensive effort limited the Bobcats to 20-percent shooting from the floor.
An outstanding first half for the Patriots paved the way to victory.
H-BC opened a 14-2 lead in the first quarter and increased the difference to 24 points (27-3) at one point in the second quarter before settling for a 28-9 advantage at the intermission.
"We came out and got on top of them right away," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle. "We were very assertive offensively in attacking the basket, and we played well in transition. Those things set the tempo for the rest of the game."
Shanna Tilstra and Boeve led the first-half charge by scoring seven points each.
Broesder came up with a strong second half that featured her scoring seven points. Jamie Arp added seven points in the second half.
LB trimmed H-BC's lead to 15 points (35-20) by the end of the third quarter, and both teams netted 11 points in the fourth quarter.
Box score
C.Tilstra 0 0 0-0 0, Olson 0 0 1-2 1, Sandstede 0 0 0-0 0, Brandt 0 0 0-0 0, Rentschler 2 0 1-2 5, S.Tilstra 4 0 1-2 9, Broesder 4 0 5-9 13, DeNoble 0 0 0-0 0, Boeve 4 0 1-3 9, Arp 4 0 1-4 9.
Team statistics
H-BC: 18 of 38 field goals (47 percent), 10 of 22 free throws (45 percent), 39 rebounds, 27 turnovers.
LB: 10 of 51 field goals (20 percent), nine of 23 free throws (39 percent), 28 rebounds, 24 turnovers.