SELLERSBURG — The Silver Creek girls’ basketball team outscored Borden 21-5 in the the first quarter, and went on to a 58-32 victory over Borden on Friday in its first contest of the season.
The Dragons forced 12 turnovers in the first seven minutes.
“They came out and pressed us and we had trouble with it,” Borden coach Charlie Gardner said.
Behind sophomore Mandi Martin, who had a game-high 19 points, the Dragons built a 40-11 halftime lead before being outscored by the Braves 21-18 in the second half.
“We were just fighting from behind all night,” Gardner said. “We played hard in the second half.”
Senior Maribeth Rogers added 12 points for the Dragons. Erin Mikel led Borden with nine points and Allison Rademacher added six points and seven rebounds.
The Dragons host 1-0 Jeffersonville next Friday. The No. 3 Red Devils were victorious in their season opener 85-36 over North Harrison.
Borden (1-10 is back in action on Tuesday when it travels to Crothersville to face the 2-0 Tigers.
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