(Ipswich, SD) – A Christmas break appeared to be what was needed for the Chargers to get rolling. Their last three games have been a competitive three games seeing a lot of improvements in multiple aspects of the game. Offense, defense, and full court press breaks. The Chargers have given the top B teams fits in the last three games.
In a make up game in what was suppose to be the season opener for both team took place a month later in Ipswich for a Region 6B contest. The Ipswich Lady Tigers who were second overall in the Class B standings entered Tuesday night with a 5-0 record while the Sully Buttes Chargers were seeking their second win of the season after a win on last Saturday. A slow first half led to a 44-33 loss against the Lady Tigers.
A lack of scoring in the first quarter and easy opportunities for Ipswich gave them a 12-4 lead after one quarter of play. Sully Buttes wouldn’t attempt a shot until their fourth possession on offense with three straight turnovers to start the game. The zone defense would pay dividends for the Chargers causing Ipswich to create their own turnovers and sometimes passing the ball too much. The Chargers couldn’t capitalize on the turnovers however. The full court press got to the Chargers as well with the Lady Tigers taken advantage of turnovers to take a 26-12 after one half of play.
Sully Buttes got going in the second half outscoring Ipswich 31-18 in the second half and were looking to get back into the game late, but the Lady Tigers scored when they matter most. Sully Buttes held Ipswich to four points in the fourth quarter. The Chargers would get contributions from Myli Welschedel in the fourth quarter scoring wise to six of the 12 points in the fourth quarter. Jaydn Jaegar had a big game finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds on the evening. But the late rally from the Chargers started late and would see them fall 44-33.
The Chargers have two more days of basketball this week with a trip to Highmore -Harrold on Friday to face the undefeated Pirates before heading to the Redfield Classic on Saturday. The boys are back in action on Thursday hosting Highmore-Harrold. Tip-off for both the boys and girls games against Highmore-Harrold will be around 7:45 p.m. Country 95.3 will have the call of both games on Thursday and Friday on Country 95.3 and online at Country 95.3 Sports on YouTube.
* All stats unofficial
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