Outlaws muzzle Huskies for third straight win

The Outlaws notched their third straight victory with a 57-51 basketball win over North Marion on Friday, February 4.

Coach Rand Runco said the goal was to put pressure on the Huskies for four full quarters and the Outlaws did the job.

North Marion tried to control the tempo of the game and slow down the Outlaws’ transition by going into a 1-3-1 zone that Sisters hadn’t seen all season.

“We weren’t able to get running and were stagnant for a little while,” said Runco.

But Ford Bauer quickly took control of the situation.

“He was very determined to win the game, attacked the basket and was just ferocious,” said Runco. “He kept the tempo at a high rate and created havoc. He hit some pretty wild Ford shots, sort of like a Tasmanian devil.” said Runco.

Bauer led the Outlaws with 15 points, four rebounds and three steals for the night.

Runco said, “I was pleased that we played with steadiness, composure, were disciplined and followed our game plan and took care of business.

“Our chemistry is excellent right now,” added Runco, “and you can’t beat chemistry in basketball no matter how good you are. We’ve been competing against bigger, faster athletes but chemistry overcomes that.”

Along with Bauer, Davenport and Weber

also finished the game in double digits. Weber scored 14 points and Davenport

had 12.

As a team the Outlaws were 18-25 from the line and forced the visiting Huskies into 20 turnovers.

Runco is pleased with the progress his team has made.

“At the beginning we weren’t very smart and we’re becoming smarter,” he said. “We’re able to change defense, transition with purpose and if our transition isn’t there we’re able to run good offense, spread the court and use our quickness to get to the basket.”