Redinger scores 30, but Winamac rallies in 4th to beat Argos

Link, Iverson reach career highs for Lady Warriors; Kroft also in double figures

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Winamac 57, Argos 55 (Friday): Piper Link scored a career-high 17 points, Marissa Iverson had a career-high 13, and Kandace Kroft scored seven of her 12 in the fourth quarter for the visiting Lady Warriors in a win over Argos Friday.

Link’s previous career-high was 14 against Twin Lakes last season. Iverson, a sophomore forward, had never scored in double figures prior to scoring 10 in a loss to Westville Tuesday.

Winamac (2-1) trailed 42-39 after three quarters before rallying.

Winamac has scored 50 or more points in three straight games for the first time since the 2015-16 season. Winamac has scored 50 or more points in the first three games of the season for the first time since the 2011-12 season.

Samantha Redinger poured in four 3-pointers and 30 points for Argos (0-3) in the loss. Alydiah Leed added a career-high 12. Morgyn Barcus had nine.

Winamac made more free throws (12) than Argos attempted (11).

WINAMAC (57) (2-1)

Maggie Smith 0 2-4 2, Kandace Kroft 5 0-0 12, Sadie Popejoy 3 0-0 7, Piper Link 6 5-9 17, Marissa Iverson 4 5-10 13, Brody Goodman 1 0-0 2, Lily Bennett 0 0-0 0, Mershai Loehmer 0 0-0 0, Kaelyn O’Connor 2 0-0 4

TEAM: 21 12-23 57

ARGOS (55) (0-3)

Samantha Redinger 9 8-9 30, Alydiah Leed 5 0-0 12, Morgyn Barcus 3 0-0 9, Aleasia Sarver 1 0-0 2, Ellie Bollenbacher 1 0-2 2, Lexi Gibson 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 19 8-11 55

Three-point field goals:

Winamac 3 (Kroft 2, Popejoy),

Argos 9 (Redinger 4, Barcus 3, Leed 2)

Total fouls: Winamac 13, Argos 16

Fouled out: Bollenbacher (ARG)

Score by quarters

Winamac 11 17 11 18 – 57

Argos 8 20 14 13 – 55