Lady Raiders rout John A. Logan on road

CARTERVILLE, Illinois — A slow start turned into a rout for the Three Rivers women’s basketball team Wednesday night.

The Lady Raiders (14-2) pulled away after a 17-14 first-quarter lead at John A. Logan with a 23-5 in the next 10 minutes to pull away for a 75-47 victory.

It was the second straight win for the Lady Raiders following Saturday’s loss at Wabash Valley College.

The Lady Raiders were led by Maiya Bergdorf (18 points, 16 rebounds), Amiya Johnson (14 points), Mariah Smith (13 points) and Ari Winston (10 points).

Three Rivers forced 28 turnovers while committing only 13 of their own.

“I thought we started off a little sloppy — it was our fourth game in eight days — but I thought the girls picked up and did awesome,” Three Rivers head coach Alex Wiggs said. “Everybody scored tonight and I thought we shared the ball really well and we took care of the ball. Overall, they competed and showed some toughness at the end of this stretch.

“We’re battling some injuries right now and had another kid get hurt tonight. We have 10 days to get healthy and get ready for region play next Saturday.”