COLONY — The Crest High girls lacked an offensive identity in their loss to Pleasanton on Tuesday, 29-15.
Their offensive firepower missing, the Lady Lancers were held to only four points in the first half.
Haylee Beckmon and Cursten Allen each went in for layups in the second quarter following a scoreless first. Leah Myrick scored all seven points in the first quarter for the Pleasanton Blu-Jays when she connected on a three and some layups.
Pleasanton was then led by Landry George’s three and a pair of two-point baskets from Eryn Sabine in the second quarter. Crest trailed Pleasanton at halftime, 14-4.
The Lady Lancers had a touch more offense in the second half with Kayla Hermreck and McKenna Hammond each scoring layups. The Blu-Jays were led by Myrick’s pair of three’s to take a 25-9 advantage heading to the fourth.
The Blu-Jays secured the win when Sabine posted a couple of layups to take a 14-point victory. Crest was aided in the fourth by Allen putting up a layup and a pair of free throws to fall, 29-15.
Allen led Crest offensively with six points while Hammond scored four points and Mia Coleman and Hermreck each scored two points.
Crest hits the road to take on Southeast on Friday at 6 p.m.
