Lady Steers drop second game of back-to-back 47-29
The Big Spring Lady Steers (6-9) went down early and were never able to dig themselves out of the hole on Wednesday afternoon when they fell to the visiting Sundown Lady Roughnecks 47-29.
“I just feel like we were a half-step behind and playing tired. Playing a backto-back isn't easy and we're also nursing a few minor injuries. We did a good job playing through some stuff and I think we played better defensively in the second half,” Head Coach Eric Tuttle said.
Sundown took a quick lead and were able to control most of the first half as Big Spring was noticeably slower during the second game of their back-to-back. Forward Ryen Terrazas notched seven points in the first half, Jacqueline Belew knocked down three free throws, and Tristan Smith converted on one layup as the Lady Steers headed into the halftime break trailing 27-12.
The third quarter was not much kinder to the Lady Steers as they could not stop turning the ball over with sloppy passes. It was not all bad, however, with Ryen Terrazas consistently crashing the boards and adding four more points to her total on the day. She would finish the game with 15 points.
“They shut her down a little bit yesterday and she came in today and went to the hoop,” Tuttle said. “I was proud to see her step up and play hard in this one.”
Outside of her two baskets near the net, Alex Enriquez was able to score one shot from beyond the three-point line. Sundown was moving the ball well on the offensive end and were finding the open shooter consistently and held a 42–19 lead heading into the final quarter.
Terrazas added a few more points to her total while Mya Blanco and Enriquez both knocked down a three, but that was all of the scoring for Big Spring. The Lady Steers outscored the Lady 10-5 in the fourth but it was too little, too late for Big Spring.
“These back-to back's are both good and bad. It's good because we need to play after having those days off. I hate having that break right before district starts, but it is what it is.”
The Lady Steers have one non-district game remaining on the schedule when they will host the Fort Stockton Lady Panthers on Saturday afternoon.
UP NEXT: Big Spring hosts Fort Stockton on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.
Shawn Moran is the sports writer at the Big Spring Herald. To contact him, email sports@bigspringherald.com or call 432-263-7331.