In a battle of state-ranked teams, just about everything went wrong for the Republic Lady Tigers in the first half at Glendale. A strong second half couldn’t dig them out of the hole they were in, and Glendale ended up with a 62-43 win.
Republic missed easy shots, committed unforced turnovers, and allowed several easy buckets in the first few minutes as Glendale jumped out to a 20-5 lead. At the end of the 1st quarter, it was 26-5.
Things didn’t get any better in the 2nd quarter, as Republic’s of offense continued to struggle. Glendale led 41-12 at the half.
After the break, the Lady Tigers showed signs of life for the first time. They outscored Glendale 10-2 to start the half, and cut the lead to 19 points, at 43-24. That’s as close as Republic got the rest of the way, though.
The lead hovered around 20 points until the final buzzer — even after Republic cleared its bench and Glendale coach Renee Temple left her starters on the floor.
Republic is back in action at home on January 27th against Rogersville.
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