Lexi Baehr scores 24 points for Rockets

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

SPENCER — The Spencer girls basketball team topped the 70-point mark for the second time in four games as it rolled to a 72-50 victory over Pittsville in a nonconference game Monday night at Spencer High School.

The Rockets forced 19 turnovers and shot 27 of 66 from the field on their way to the win.

Spencer is now 10-7, and Pittsville drops to 3-15.

Lexi Baehr poured in 24 points, making 8 of 12 shots from the field and 6 of 8 at the free throw line, to lead Spencer. Sydney Kind added 13 points for Spencer.

Jenna Hughes scored 23 points, with seven 3-pointers, for Pittsville.

Spencer hosts Abbotsford for another nonconference game on Tuesday.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Rockets 72, Panthers 50

Pittsville 18 32 – 50

Spencer 36 36 – 72

PITTSVILLE (50): Jenna Hughes 8-19 0-0 23, Marie Simonet 5-8 1-2 11, Miranda Ortner 2-6 6-8 10, Sarah Minor 1-4 0-0 2, Amanda Piotrowski 1-4 0-0 2, Ana Klein 0-1 2-2 2, Carly Solatycki 0-1 0-0 0, Kacey Soetebier 0-0 0-0 0, Nicole Guden 0-0 0-0 0, Miranda Huber 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 17-43. FT: 9-12. 3-pointers: 7-18 (Hughes 7-13, Simonet 0-1, Minor 0-1, Piotrowski 0-3). Rebounds: 28 (Piotrowski 5). Turnovers: 19. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Ortner, Piotrowski. Record: 3-15.

SPENCER (72): Lexi Baehr 8-12 6-8 24, Sydney Kind 4-20 3-4 13, Macie Weber 4-8 0-0 8, Kallie Reckner 3-7 0-0 7, Liz Endreas 2-7 1-2 5, Nadia King 2-4 1-1 5, Katie Fleischmann 2-3 0-0 4, Jessica Becker 1-2 0-4 2, Sabrina Vircks 1-1 0-1 2, Courtney Buss 0-1 2-2 2. FG: 27-66. FT: 13-22. 3-pointers: 5-20 (Baehr 2-5, Kind 2-13, Reckner 1-1, Buss 0-1). Rebounds: 40 (Baehr 6). Turnovers: 10. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 10-7.