The Republic Lady Tigers bolted out of the gate quickly and left the McDonald County Mustangs in the dust, earning a 64-27 road victory.
Alice Heinzler drained six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points.
Alex Botkin had 12 points and Brooke Dutton scored 11. Baylee Rayl added five, Lindsey Carlson had four, and Kailey Mathis, Alexis Edwards and Sarah Kreul chipped in two apiece.
Heinzler led the way early, hitting four of her 3-point buckets in the first quarter. Republic led 21-6 after the first period, and eventually built the lead to 29-6 around the 5:00 mark of the 2nd quarter. A 6-0 run by McDonald County to close the half made the score 33-15 at halftime.
The Lady Tigers extended the lead to 41-15 early in the 3rd quarter and eventually extended the lead over 30 points, triggering a running clock for most of the 4th quarter.