The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team hit the road on Saturday to play for the first time in the Iowa/Illinois Shootout at Augustana College and came away with a big win over the Bettendorf Bulldogs, 45 - 43.
The Streaks were led in scoring by Ella Herchenroder with 12 points, both Taylor Herchenroder and Jozalyn Kilgore put up 8 points, and Lily Furrow finished with 7 points. Overall, Galesburg shot 16 of 37 from the field, 6 of 14 from beyond the arc, and 7 of 10 from the free throw line, with all the foul shots in the 2nd half. They grabbed 23 rebounds, had 13 assists, and committed 15 turnovers.
It was a balanced effort by the Silver Streaks, but for her work on both offense and defense, Ella Herchenroder earned the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. In addition to her team-leading 12 points, she also had a rebound and an assist, as well as a couple of blocked shots against Bettendorf's leading scorer that were huge in the closing minutes of the game.
Next up for the Galesburg girls is a Western Big 6 match-up with the Alleman Pioneers at John Thiel Gym Thursday night. Mitch McVey and Jason Wessels will bring all the action starting with the pregame at 6:45pm on 93.7 FM and 1400 AM WGIL and wgil.com