Dan Eyrich, AP Sports
A slow start once again doomed the Lady Panthers as they trailed by 12 after the first quarter and could not make up the difference losing at home to Riverdale 47-29 on Tuesday night.
A pair of three-pointers gave the Rams momentum in the first eight minutes and three more long range buckets pushed them out to a 25-14 advantage at the half. Riverdale would out pace EP from the behind the arc, knocking down 5 while the Panthers could not find the long distance range during the game.
The Panthers held their own in the second half but could not cut into the Ram’s lead.
Brynn Brown dropped in a dozen points to lead the Panthers with Cayleigh Hungate leading all scorers with 16 for Riverdale.
“The difference was the three-point line tonight,” said EP coach Chris Brown after the contest. “We struggled a few times in transition defense but had much better effort all around tonight.”.
The 4-16 Lady Panthers will host Newman on Thursday.
