Sikeston Lady Bulldogs use fast start to take down Bloomfield

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — The Sikeston girls’ basketball team earned a 62-46 win at Bloomfield on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Landry Hammontree continued her strong sophomore season with a game-high 26 points for the Lady Bulldogs (3-12), while Danyella Medrano led the Lady Wildcats (4-9) with 12.

"I thought our girls played well," said Sikeston coach Vaughn Shephard. "We came out in the first quarter and played very well. There were moments when we got off track, but overall I was proud of the girls. We are playing so much better."

Sikeston travels to Poplar Bluff (5-9) on Thursday, Jan. 19, while Bloomfield is on the road at Clearwater (1-11).

SIKESTON 62, BLOOMFIELD 46

Sikeston 23 16 14 9 — 62

Bloomfield 2 16 13 15 — 46

__Sikeston (62) —__ Landri Hammontree 26, Jakiah Adams 13, Alex Segers 7, Ja Naye Moore 5, Kirsten Fairhurst 3, Nayla Bonner 3, Khalia Andrews 2, Keara Johnson 2, Destiny Brown 1. FG: 22. FT: 13-19. F: 16. (3-pointers: Hammontree 4, Adams 1. Fouled out: none.)

__Bloomfield (46) —__ Danyella Medrano 12, Abbigail Heaton 11, Kendall Phillips 9, Kaelyn Conner 9, Mollianne Dodd 2, Natalie Sills 2, Lauren Davis 1. FG: 18. FT: 10-116. F: 14. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Conner.)