Lyle-Pacelli girls basketball team beats Hastings

Published 11:21 pm Monday, December 29, 2014

The Lyle-Pacelli girls basketball team tried its luck against a Class AAAA team and it was equal to the task as it topped Hastings (7-2 overall) 63-39 in the Marantha Christian Holiday tournament Monday.

Junior Sarah Holtz scored 21 points and freshman Brooke Walter added 15 points for LP (8-0 overall), which is ranked No. 7 in Class A.

“This one means a lot for our program and the kids stepped up to the challenge,” LP head coach Justin Morris said.

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LP led 22-4 six minutes into Monday’s contest.

LP will take on No. 5 ranked Marantha Christian (5-1 overall) Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the tournament title game.

“It’ll be one of the biggest regular season games in our program’s history,” Morris said.

LP scoring: Sarah Holtz, 21; Brooke Walter, 15; Madison Truckenmiller, 12; Courtney Walter, 11; Kristie Fett, 2; Abby Leif, 2; free throws: 85 percent (18-for-21)