Gallatin’s girls passed a pair of early tests as they prepare for their opener next Tuesday in the Gallatin Invitational. The Lady Bulldogs blasted East Buchanan, 62-34, on Friday and delivered a 64-17 victory over Pattonsburg on Tuesday.
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The Lady Bulldogs are the #2 seed in next week’s GIT behind Trenton. They will tip off Tuesday night at 7 p.m. against #7 Gilman City.
The Lady Bulldogs went on a 21-4 run to close the first quarter on Tuesday and 11 of 15 players on the varsity roster reached the scoreboard.
Karley Salmon led all scorers with 15 points. Megan Cox hit four of five three-point shots and finished with 12 points for Gallatin. Kelsey Maxwell, Hayley Michael and Maelea Coulson each added six points. Michael led the Lady Bulldogs with four steals and four assists.
The Lady Panthers are the #8 seed in next week’s Albany Tournament and will play #1 Stanberry at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.
East Buchanan missed its final 11 shots of the second quarter on Friday and that allowed Gallatin to surge forward with a 20-4 run that carried the red and black Lady Bulldogs to a 34-18 lead at the break. Megan Cox nailed a pair of treys and Karley Salmon and Courtney Shubert each added a 3-ball in the decisive quarter. Shubert, Cora Stout and Kelsey Maxwell added two-point buckets and Briar Roll dumped in a pair of late free throws to complete Gallatin’s run.
Gallatin outscored East Buchanan, 28-16, in the second half and held the home team to just 19% overall shooting from the field. Gallatin hit 21 of 41 shots in the opener for a 51% success rate.
Salmon finished with 15 points on 57% shooting to lead Gallatin. Cox and Maxwell each broke double figures with 10 points. Maxwell pulled down 10 rebounds in just over 16 minutes on the floor.
Gallatin won the junior varsity contest, 30-20, behind 11 points from Caragan Baker.