Talk about a wild and crazy week the Magazine Jr Lady Rattlers are undergoing so far. On Monday, the Jr Lady Rattlers experienced one of the most intense matches this season when they faced the Mulberry Lady Yellowjackets. Magazine built an affable 12 point lead but took a punch to the gut when they started to get into foul trouble with two of their top-shots, Jailynn Sims and Destiny Corley. “Destiny fouling out along with all our missed free shots plus Mulberry hitting timely threes, allowed the Lady Yellowjackets to slowly chip away and finally send the game into OT,” explained Coach Randy Bryan.
It was a hardcore fight to the finish with both teams delivering one blow after another. But it was the Lady Yellowjackets who sealed the deal with 3 seconds left in the game taking the 31-30 OT victory. Callie Nicholas led the Lady Rattlers with 9 points by demolishing her opponents like a wrecking ball taking down a building. Destiny Corley and Jailynn Sims acted like a modern-day Thelma and Louise on the court. This trailblazing duo played like criminals on the run from the law as they stole the show with a combined 15 points and 23 rebounds. And Joslyn Corley and Ainslee Chappell rounded out the scoring with 6 points by meticulously assisting anywhere on the court that they were needed.
The following evening, Magazine was back at it as they took on the Mountainburg Lady Dragons. Hitting the hardwood with the Lady Dragons for the first time this season, the Lady Rattlers rolled in to prove a point and prove a point they did! Magazine showed up big time delivering hotshots, supersized steals, and whopper rebounds. The Jr Lady Rattlers scored conference paydirt as they cashed the Lady Dragons check picking up a 35-17 win. Thelma and Louise (Corley and Sims) were at it again this time joining forces to earn 13 points and 26 rebounds. Gracee Franklin left Mountainburg feeling the “blues” as she snagged 9 points in the game. Dragonslayer, Nicholas, netted 8 points. And Kinzie Robinson and Chappell combined for 5 points.
The Jr Lady Rattlers aren’t done with the week just yet as they will host the Acorn Lady Tigers on Friday, January 28. With the exception of their game against Mansfield, Magazine has been playing exceptionally well and is looking to continue the trend for the remainder of the season. “Acorn looks to be in the upper echelon of our conference with great scoring capabilities. The winner of this game looks to assume 2nd place in the conference. I look for a hotly contested game with high-intensity play from both sides knowing what’s at stake.” The Lady Rattlers will go into this contest with a 5-7 total play record.
Photo courtesy of Amber Canada
