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After losing to Belmont in a barnburner the night before, Highland girls basketball coach Josh Tarrell wasn't sure how much gas would be in the tank when the Cardinals took on Iowa-Grant Tuesday.
Turns out there was no fuel shortage when it came time to take the court.
The Cardinals pulled away from the Panthers in the second quarter and cruised to a 55-31 win in the midseason non-conference game. Taylor Wienkes and Leigh Drury led the scoring with 20 and 13 points.
"Taylor was a force inside again tonight," Tarrell said. "We didn't start out the best but then we got the ball inside to Taylor and she helped us put it away. She had a heck of a game."
Josi Olson battled inside for the Panthers and put in 12 points.
"The girls were tired but bounced back after the loss the night before," Tarrell said. "It was a nice win."
Tarrell also credited Mallory Stanek with a strong performance off the bench for the Cardinals.
"She had six points, all in the fourth quarter to keep us going,"
The Cardinals head to Potosi Friday in a key win for Six Rivers West positioning.
"We are 1-2 in conference with losses to Belmont and River Ridge," Tarrell said. "Potosi is right there with them so this will be a big game for us. We need this one and it will be a tough game."
SCORE BY QUARTERS
IG 4 6 11 10 31
H 8 13 19 15 55
BOX SCORE
IOWA-GRANT 31: (fg-ft-tp)
Foreman 3-0-6, A. Larsen 3-0-7, Ja. Olson1-0-2, Enloe 1-0-2. Daentl 1-0-2, Jo. Olson 5-2-12 Totals 14-2/8-31 Fouls-16
HIGHLAND 55: Drury 5-3-13, Ramsden 0-0-0, Stanek 3-0-6, Wienkes 9-2-20, Bomkamp 0-1-1, A. Yager 3-0-8, Wolfe 2-3-7 Totals 22-9/17-55 Fouls-17
3 point goals:
IG-A. Larsen 1
H-Yager 2