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Webb City wins opening game of Mercy Lady Classic

Webb City wins opening game of Mercy Lady Classic

The host Webb City Cardinals held a 15-point lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back in a dominant 71-32 win over Columbia Battle on Thursday night during the Mercy Lady Cardinal Classic inside the Cardinal Dome.

Three players reached double figures for the Cardinals (4-4), as Keira Jackson scored 18, Jaydee Duda had 14 and Kenzie Robbins added 12.

Jackson made 9-of-15 field goal attempts and also grabbed six rebounds, while Robbins was 3-of-7 from the floor and had six boards. Duda hit 6-of-10 free throws to go with four 2-point field goals.

Raven Vaughn added eight points for Webb City, while Peyton Hawkins had seven points and Sierra Kimbrough scored six andhanded out five assists for the hosts.

Ke'Shai Hayes scored 16 points to lead Battle.

With seven points apiece from Duda and Robbins, Webb City raced out to a 19-4 at the end of the opening frame.

Webb City was up 34-18 at the break and the Cardinals led 57-28 after three quarters. The Cardinals closed out the game on a 14-4 run.

In Thursday's other contest, Bentonville rolled past Harrisonville 97-24.

In today's games of the round-robin event, Battle plays Bentonville at 4 and Webb City meets Harrisonville at 5:30. On Saturday, Harrisonville squares off against Battle at noon and Webb City takes on Bentonville at 1:30.