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DAYTON–A good fourth quarter was too little, too late as cold shooting for three quarters of the game against the Riverview Lady Panthers tilted the 58-34 balance in favor of the non-conference visitors last Friday.
Dayton-Waitsburg is 0-4 as it heads into Eastern Washington Athletic Conference play this weekend, taking on Liberty Christian on Friday and Kittitas Saturday in a pair of home stands prior to the Christmas Break. After Santa says his “ho, ho, hoes” and the Christmas wrapping is cleaned up, the Lady Deedubs head to Milton-Freewater for a Christmas Tournament Dec. 27 and 28.
Finding an even keel has been a challenge for the Lady DWs in the first few games, according to Assistant Coach Desirae Jones. “The DW girls are having a hard time playing hard and consistent through four quarters. They have moments of energy and intensity but then it fizzles.”
Sadie Seney paced DW with a team-high 10 points and Mackena Culley wasn’t far behind with nine.
The Lady Panthers jumped to a 13-6 lead in the first quarter and DW had trouble in the second quarter too, struggling to score and having a hard time stopping Riverview’s Skylin Munson and Jennifer Gonzalez.
“Munson and Gonzalez are strong players and we couldn’t shut them down,” Jones said.
Riverview continued its assault with a 14-5 second quarter, giving them a 27-11 half time lead.
The third quarter was a low-scoring period with the Lady Panthers making eight to DW’s five.
In the fourth, DW shooting came alive as both teams enjoyed the highest-scoring quarter of the game. Riverview poured in 23 points and Dayton-Waitsburg wasn’t far behind with 18 points in the quarter.
Riverview 58, DW 34
RV 13 14 8 23-58
DW 6 5 5 18-34
Dayton-Waitsburg: Megan Forney 1, Cassidy Laughery 3, Cecilia Acevedo 2, Kira Boggs 2, Destiny Brincken 1, Mackena Culley 9, Claudia Benavides 6, Sadie Seney 10.
3 PTS: Laughery, Culley 2, Seney 2.
FT: Forney, Brincken, Culley, Benvides 6, Seney 2.
Riverview: Jennifer Gonzalez 12, Baleria Castillo 9, Gracie Boyd 7, Contreras 10, Kierra Kinzer 3, Skylin Munson 14, Carsyn Clayton 3.
3 PTS: Boyd.
FT: Gonzalez, Castillo, Boyd, Munson 5, Clayton.
