ROGERSVILLE, Mo. — Webb City rode a strong second half to a 49-37 victory over Sparta on Tuesday night at the Lady Wildcat Classic at Logan-Rogersville High School.
The game was tied at halftime before Webb City outscored Sparta 26-14 in the second half.
With the win, the Cardinals extended their winning streak to seven and hiked their record to 11-4.
Ranked ninth in Class 3 by the MBCA, Sparta fell to 12-4.
Webb City was down 11-9 at the end of the first quarter. Sami Mancini scored seven of Webb City’s nine first quarter points.
The Cardinals trailed by three twice in the second quarter, but Kate Brownfield’s seventh point of the period tied the game at 20.
The Trojans led by two late in the first half, but Webb City’s Kirra Long made a layup and the contest was deadlocked at 23 at halftime.
After trailing by five early in the second half, Webb City finished the third quarter on a 13-1 run to take a 36-29 lead into the final frame. During the game-changing surge, Webb City received points from Mancini, Izzy Lopez, Brownfield, Malorie Stanley and Long.
The Cardinals went up by double digits early in the fourth quarter after hoops from Brownfield and Mia Robbins, and Webb City never relinquished its lead.
A senior guard, Brownfield scored 19 points to lead the Cardinals. A sophomore guard, Long added 12 points.
Also for the Cardinals, Mancini scored eight points before fouling out, while Robbins had six points and Stanley and Lopez each had two.
Webb City will return to tourney action at 6 p.m. on Thursday against Class 5 No. 6 Rolla.
Rolla (12-3) rolled past Central 70-35 on Tuesday at the tourney. Willow Gideon scored 19 points for the Bulldogs, and Resa Martin added 15.
