Ladycats play once-beaten Panthers close, fall late

by Eva Gucker

A win against the Climax-Scotts Panthers was close when the teams tangled January 21, but Pittsford was unable to pull through and defeat the one-loss team, losing 50-38.

Climax started out with a full-court press, but after the Wildcats continuously broke it they dropped back into a zone that Pittsford was able to handle well also. Both teams went back-and-forth all through the first half. Problems emerged for the Wildcats in the second half when C-S started to put on man pressure. Pittsford was unable to work their offense and get good shots, and C-S pulled away. “We were rushing and weren’t running the plays,” said junior Brittney Houser. Being down by six points with a minute left, Pittsford was forced to foul putting the Panthers on the line. This was not helpful to the Wildcats, as Climax went 8-8 from the line, sealing the victory.

Senior Marisa Hamilton led the Ladycats in scoring with 18 points.