I had a feeling this game would be worth the drive simply because two of the best long range shooters in the area would be on opposing teams and I wasn't disappointed. Memorial's Ellen Anderson came straight off the volleyball court in the SBISD Tournament to go 7-8 from bta a couple of weeks ago and this time she was on fire once again as she opened the game by going 4-4 as the Mustangs, fresh off winning the Consolation Championship in the FBISD Tournament led Fort Bend Austin 19-16
No lead is safe when you play FBA simply because they have a great shooter as well in Nicloe "Kidd" Blaskowsky who can light it up from all over the court. Kidd ignited a second quarter rally that saw FBA take the lead behind her and Natalie McGaughey's offense and if it wasn't for Anderson's 6th trey at the buzzer, they wouldn't have been able to stay in striking distance as the half ended 36-35 FBA.
Kidd continued her offensive assault as she accounted for 5 points and an assist in a little over a minute to start the second half. One thing about Blaskowsky is she can find ways to score and not only did she drop a couple of threes in the quarter, she had a hand in 10 of the 11 points they scored in the quarter. Memorial only scored 9 in the same quarter, most of those by Kelli Wilson as they went cold as well as they headed to the stretch down 47-46
Madison Miller opened up with two steals, both for layups to give the Mustangs the lead and her free throw shooting, along with Laurel Carrell and Olivia Podaras down the stretch helped seal the 63-55 victory. Anderson finished with 23 points, followed by Wilson (13) and Carrell (11) while Blaskowsky led all scorers with 25 along with McGaughey's 12 for FBA
