Lady Gladiators dominate Venus
Italy — The Lady Gladiators controlled the Lady Bulldogs of Venus in the dome Tuesday night from the first play of the game. Italy scored first and never relinquished the lead. Emmy Cunningham scored 11 of her 20 high points in the 1st quarter to give Italy a 24-6 advantage going into the second quarter.
Strong defense by Lillie Perry, K’Breona Davis, Kortnei Johnson and Cunningham held Venus to only 2 points in the 2nd quarter. The half ended with Italy on top 36-8.
The second quarter proved to be more of the same with Italy dominating on both sides of the ball. The Lady Gladiators outscored the Lady Bulldogs 12-7 in the 3rd quarter and 17-8 in the final period. When the final buzzer sounded Italy added another one to the win column by beating Venus 65-23.
Scoring for Italy:
Emmy Cunningham 20
Kortnei Johnson 12
Tara Wallis 12
Alex Minton 7
Brycelen Richards 5
T’Keyah Pace 2
Taleyia Wilson 2
Lillie Perry 2
Cory Chance 2
K’Breona Davis 1
Scoring for Venus:
Gauldock 9
Quintana 7
Sulak 4
Smith 2
Buck 1