Thunder and Tigers doubleheader, one win each

A North Central girls' varsity basketball team edged Ipswich 42-35 on Tuesday, Dec. 12 during Lake Region Conference action in Ipswich.

The Thunder had led 10-7 after a quarter and narrowly led 20-18 at intermission. They then forged ahead 34-24 with a quarter left to play. But Ipswich would make a fourth-quarter run capped by a Tristan Geditz trey to claw to within three points at 38-35.

But the Thunder responded with four unanswered points of their own to seal a victory. One reason for the win would be Ella Batie with a game high 13 points and she also grabbed 11 rebounds for another double-...