Badin, Middletown, Talawanda girls win at Backyard Bash
FAIRFIELD — Badin High School’s girls basketball team had moments when its fiery defensive prowess was missing Friday night.
But the job got done, and the Rams are headed into the new year on an eight-game winning streak.
Braelyn Even scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Gracie Cosgrove added 15 points, Ashley Pate had 13 points and Badin beat Fairfield 55-46 in the inaugural Butler County Backyard Bash at Fairfield Arena.
“We have to have more energy on the defensive end,” Rams coach Tom Sunderman said. “That’s what we talked about before the game and at halftime. The shots aren’t falling, which they weren’t in the first half. They did early, and then we went into a rut where we didn’t hit anything. We’ve got to create off our defense, and we weren’t. Instead, we were taking possessions off on the defensive end.”
Badin (8-2) snapped a twogame losing streak to Fairfield (4-6), which dated back to the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 seasons.
The Indians, who have lost four out of their last five games during an injury-plagued stretch in the schedule, were led by Myka Richardson’s 13 points and 11 rebounds. Danielle Marsh chipped in with 10 points and seven boards.
“If we can stay healthy, we could really make some noise,” Fairfield coach Carl Woods said. “Each week, we just continue to have issues for whatever reason.”
The Indians are without two of their starters — senior Kimberlin Samples and sophomore Kobi Crim. Samples leads the team in rebounds with 5.1 per game.
“You’re relying on young ladies