GETTYSBURG - Aberdeen Christian jumped on top early and used a 9-0 run late to fuel a 53-38 non-conference girls' basketball win over Potter County Thursday night.
The Knights bolted out to a 16-4 lead and never trailed in the contest. However, Potter County hung around and closed the deficit down to four points in the second quarter.
Christian again opened a double-digit lead in the second half, only to see the Battlers cut the margin down to 44-38 midway through the fourth. That's when the Knights scored nine unanswered points - six by Mallory Miller - to ice the victory.
"Tonight was a good first game for us," said Christian coach Michael Rohrbach. "It didn't go exactly as I hoped, but Potter County is a tough, physical team that makes you pay if you don't do the little things well."
While his team never lost a lead it built in the opening minutes, Rohrbach said there were areas where the Knights weren't sharp.
"I thought we started out strong, but then let them hang
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