College Heights Christian’s girls basketball team fell to 4-4 on the season after a 53-42 loss to Diamond on Tuesday.
“Diamond shot the ball extremely well tonight,” College Heights coach John Blankenship said. “Their guards are quick, athletic and they shoot very well. We shot poorly in the first half and dug ourselves into a hole that was difficult to climb out of against that good of a team. We shot much better in the second half, but could not overcome our rough start. Our execution was good, but we struggled to finish shots, especially our lay ups.”
Diamond led 17-9 at the end of the first quarter and 33-13. The third quarter was nearly even, but the Cougars trailed 47-26 entering the fourth quarter.
Jayli Johnson scored 16 points to lead College Heights, while Molly Long had 13 points, eight rebounds and five steals. Lauren Ukena had four points and five steals.
Libby Fanning contributed six points and four rebounds before leaving the game in the second quarter with an ankle injury.
College Heights is at New Covenant Academy on Friday. Diamond (7-3) hosts East Newton on Thursday.
