Mustangs come from behind to win by four

BRIDGEPORT – The Mustangs varsity basketball team staged a come-from-behind rally to narrowly defeat the visiting Liberty Bell Mountain Lions, 72-67, in a well-matched Central Washington 2B league game last Saturday, Jan. 4.
In a game that saw several ties and lead changes neither team was out of the game as they spent much of four quarters trading baskets before the Mountain Lions edged ahead late in the game. Head coach Dan Cavadini sat his players down for a reminder that the game was theirs to win or lose down the stretch.
The late-game rally left the 4-1 Mustangs with a grip on third place in the CW2B behind 4-0 Lake Roosevelt and 5-0 Brewster. The next four games through Jan. 17, are home stands for Bridgeport beginning with Waterville-Mansfield on Thursday, Jan. 9, Brewster, Saturday, Jan. 11, Soap Lake, Tuesday, Jan. 14, and Lake Roosevelt, Friday, Jan. 17. Game times are all at 7:30 p.m.
Fillies fall
The Fillies varsity basketball team did not have the firepower to keep pace with the Lady Mountain Lions who led buzzer to buzzer, 59-19.
Liberty Bell mounted a strong offensive game with solid defense that forced turnovers often converted to points. The Lady Lions controlled the rebounds on both end of the court and frequently limited the Fillies to one-shot offenses.
Three of the next four home games will be against Central Washington 2B league leaders Waterville-Mansfield (5-1), Lake Roosevelt,4-0) and Brewster (4-1). The Nannies host the Lady Shockers at 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 9, and Brewster, Saturday, Jan. 11.