By Cort Reynolds
ARCADIA - The visiting Bluffton girls basketball team earned a big early lead and went on to whip Arcadia soundly 59-39 in a non-league contest Saturday afternoon.
The Lady Pirates raced to a 21-9 edge after one period of play as Sami Scoles scored seven points and Riley Eachus buried two three-point goals.
The Pirate girls extended the lead to 36-21 at intermission as Eachus drained two more triples and Kylie Stackhouse netted five second quarter points.
Bluffton put the game away with a 16-7 third period that extended the cushion to 52-28. Kylie Monday canned three baskets in the third stanza.