In a game where points were hard to come by, a short spurt at the end of the opening half proved to play a key role Saturday afternoon at the Civic Arena.
Leola-Frederick made back-to-back three-point field goals in the final 32 seconds of the second quarter to give the Titans a boost of energy on the way to a 31-17 Lake Region Conference girls' basketball win over Aberdeen Christian.
Leading just 11-9 in the final stages of the first half, Jillian Ellwein and Chloe Arneson nailed long-range shots to give the Titans an eight-point halftime edge and some momentum heading into the second half.
"That definitely led us to be more aggressive I think and bring more energy to the second half, because that first half I don’t think we had enough energy and we were not playing a very offensive game," Arneson said. "I think in the second half we kind of brought that more. It was clear to see that. I think that really made a big difference in how we came out."
Arneson said she w
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