Jasper, Ga After a tough game on the road against the Heritage Lady Generals the night before, the Pickens Dragonettes were right back at it on Saturday afternoon as they welcomed the Adairsville Lady Tigers to the Dragons Den for a non-region ball game. The Nettes, came into the ball game with the Lady Tigers looking to get back on track before they head back on on the road for a big week next week. After a high scoring first quarter, the Nettes defense settled in and Pickens came away with a 78-39 win.
The scoring started early in this one as the offense for both teams clicked in this mid afternoon game. Lilly Simmons got the scoring started for the Nettes as she nailed a three pointer. Adairsville came back with a 4-0 run to take their first lead of the game, 4-3. Pickens countered with a 4-0 run themselves as Caroline Mullins and Madison Powell made back to back buckets. An 8-0 run from the Lady Tigers gave them a 12-7 advantage. After the two teams traded buckets, the Net
Ringgold, Ga The Pickens Dragonettes came into their game against the Heritage Lady Generals on Friday, January 15th winners of 10 games in a row and in first place in 7-AAAA at 6-0. The Lady Generals, came in winners of 5 straight, and in 3rd place in 7-AAAA. The last time these two teams met the Nettes defeated Heritage 73-27 on December 8th in Jasper. The second meeting, was much closer. After a tough ball game, the Lady Generals came away with a 52-45 win.
Heritage got on the board first in the opening quarter with a three pointer. The Lady Generals, held a 6 point lead on two occasions, but a free throw by Emma Gleason and a three pointer from Reagan Harwood, cut the lead down to 12-10 going to the second.