Joaquin Rams Gymnasium, Friday, December 18, 2020 -
The Shelbyville Lady Dragons gained a 15-5 lead by the end of the first quarter of Friday's District 23 2A Varsity basketball game with the Joaquin Lady Rams. By halftime the Lady Dragons led 31-12. Joaquin got two 3-pointers from guard JJ Bass and outpaced Shelbyville 17-10 points during the third period to cut the SHS lead to 41-29 going into the final quarter of play.
Shelbyville picked up the pace in the final stanza and took a 59-45 win at the end of the day. This win moved Shelbyville's season mark to 7-2 and their conference record is now 1-1. They got 24 points from Kiouja Gates, 19 from Kiana Bennett and 11 from Brooke Elliott. They will host the Martinsville Lady Pirates on Saturday, January 2, 2020 at 7 p.m. at Dragons Gymnasium.
Joaquin's conference mark stands at 0-1. JJ Bass led the Lady Rams with 17 points and Kalie Brooks was also in double digits with an 11 point outing. Joaquin will next host Brookeland High School on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at noon in Joaquin Rams Gymansium.
