ARGYLE - Madeline Fischer hit a three from the corner as time expired to give the Pecatonica girls basketball team a 44-41 win over rival Argyle.
Argyle's Jessica Treuthardt made a basket with 31 seconds remaining to tie the game at 41. Pecatonica then called a timeout, and ran the clock down to two seconds before Emma Marion swung the ball to Fischer in the corner for the game winning bucket.
Argyle led 11-7 after the first quarter and held a 17-13 advantage at halftime. Pecatonica outscored the Orioles 17-13 in the third to tie the game at 30.
"We got to the line quite a few times, that was the major difference in scoring in the first half," Argyle coach Kurt Ritschard said. "I was pleased defensively to hold them to just 13. They just kept switching defenses in the second half, and we were slow to react. They made some adjustments from the first time we played them."
Pecatonica improved to 7-9 overall and 3-5 in the Six Rivers East. Argyle fell to 8-8 and 4-5. Ritschard said his team needs to shoot better from the field in upcoming games.
"We shot 10 of 51 from the floor," he said. "I thought we didn't finish when we had the opportunities. You're not gonna beat a team like that shooting less than 25 percent."
Fort Atkinson 37, Monroe 24
FORT ATKINSON - The Monroe girls basketball team struggled offensively against Fort Atkinson Tuesday night, and the Cheesemakers fell to the Blackhawks, 37-24.
Argyle's Jessica Treuthardt made a basket with 31 seconds remaining to tie the game at 41. Pecatonica then called a timeout, and ran the clock down to two seconds before Emma Marion swung the ball to Fischer in the corner for the game winning bucket.
Argyle led 11-7 after the first quarter and held a 17-13 advantage at halftime. Pecatonica outscored the Orioles 17-13 in the third to tie the game at 30.
"We got to the line quite a few times, that was the major difference in scoring in the first half," Argyle coach Kurt Ritschard said. "I was pleased defensively to hold them to just 13. They just kept switching defenses in the second half, and we were slow to react. They made some adjustments from the first time we played them."
Pecatonica improved to 7-9 overall and 3-5 in the Six Rivers East. Argyle fell to 8-8 and 4-5. Ritschard said his team needs to shoot better from the field in upcoming games.
"We shot 10 of 51 from the floor," he said. "I thought we didn't finish when we had the opportunities. You're not gonna beat a team like that shooting less than 25 percent."
Fort Atkinson 37, Monroe 24
FORT ATKINSON - The Monroe girls basketball team struggled offensively against Fort Atkinson Tuesday night, and the Cheesemakers fell to the Blackhawks, 37-24.
