Lady Oracles fall to Cass

Cold-shooting and a lot of turnovers were on display in aplenty Saturday afternoon in Walton in the Lady Oracles' first game back following the holiday break as Delphi fell to Lewis Cass 43-34.

The Lady Kings were able to survive the battle of poor shooting and suspect ballhandling in part by dominating the boards, out rebounding the Oracles 44- 27, and hitting free throws, especially in the second half. Cass hit 11-of-14 (.786 percent) from the charity stripe and 14-of-18 (.778 percent) overall to seal the win, despite committing 30 turnovers.

But Delphi was never quite able to get over the hump in this one, committing 27 turnovers of its own and shooting just .272 percent overall (12-of-44) and .176 percent (3-of-17) from behind the three-point arc.

To make matters worse, the Lady Oracles were only able to connect on .500 percent (7- of-14) of their free throw shots during the contest.

Despite these shortcomings, Cass was never really able to put the game away either as Delphi played just well enough to stay close, but not well enough to overcome the Kings lead with a spurt that Coach Dan Dawson and the Oracle faithful were waiting on.

After falling behind 20-12 at the half, the Lady Oracles started the second half with a burst of momentum, pulling to within three points at 22-19 with a 7-2 rally before a final run by Cass put the lead back at six points at 31-25 to close the third period.

But Delphi would still keep it interesting, scoring the first basket of the final period to pull to within four at 31-27, and with the possession of the ball with a chance to get as close as it had been since the opening buzzer. The Oracles could not convert as the Kings went on to put on a free throw clinic from the charity stripe to close the game.

Cass (2-9) also shot a miserable .292 percent (14-of- 48) from the field, but converted enough freebies and came up with the defensive stops at the right moments to earn the win.

Hannah Strasser led the Oracles with nine points and five rebounds, followed by both Whitney Arion and Dani Burge with eight points apiece.

Brittani Rhodes added four points off the bench, while Randee Schultz had three and both Chanler Norman and Jordayn Jargstorf had a point apiece. Jargstorf also had five rebounds.

Alisha Allison led Cass with 13 points, followed by Adrienne Ayers with 10.

JV beats Cass

The Lady Oracle JV was able to hold onto to defeat Lewis Cass 42-29.

Brittney Abbott paced Delphi with 13 points, followed by Hannah Evans with 10, Cassie Oliver and Schultz with five apiece and Tiahna Catron with two.

The Delphi Varsity (5-7) will next host Hoosier Conference foe Tipton on Saturday at 1 p.m., while the JV will host McCutcheon at 11 a.m.