Weimar Hills' Mickala Balser, left, drives past Magnolia's Kaely Rath in action from an earlier NCAL game this season. The Lady Rattlers topped Weimar Hills Tuesday to improve their seaosn record to 10-0.

Lady Rattlers 8th Grade Tops Weimar To Stay No. 1

With only two regular season games left, the Magnolia Lady Rattler's 8th Grade girls basketball team continues with an undefeated record.

Tuesday night victory over Weimar Hills showed a final score 50-31. Savannah Wirth and Kaely Rath posted season highs with 15 and 14 points respectively

Wirth showed true colors as a controlled leader with 7 assists. Rath, proving to be quite dominant in the paint, had 14 boards and 3 blocked shots. Gwen Lundy stepped in as Rattler's back-up point guard (following an arm injury to Wirth in the 2nd half) and was crowd-pleasing with a spectacular "give n go" in the 4th quarter.

Meanwhile, Kaitlyn Solomon and Mel Jenkins accepted tough defensive assignments and both impressed Rattler fans. Nerissa Long chipped in with 4 points and Andrea Hardin added 2.

The Rattler girls now gear up for the NCAL Tournament Oct. 14th/15th at Bear River and welcome strong performances from the bench, as the team will be missing quite a few players. No doubt the girls will prepare themselves, as all 12 players show willingness to step up with every challenge thrown their way!