Ashley Aaron’s Hermann Lady Bearcats spent last week on the road in Four Rivers Conference (FRC) action last Monday night in St. Clair and last Thursday night in a Highway 19 cat fight at Cuba against the host Lady Wildcats.

Opening FRC play with a 54-46 victory in St. Clair, Hermann looked to make it two wins for the week along Interstate 44 with a victory in Crawford County against Cuba’s Lady Wildcats.

Down 29-20 entering the fourth quarter, Hermann held the Lady Wildcats scoreless over the final eight minutes of regulation to force overtime before eventually overtaking Cuba by a final score of 35-32.

Kimber Hale and Kealie Lane each led the blue and white with nine points while Andrea Van Booven hit for six of her seven points in the second half and overtime.

Brynlee Ash and Madyson Yates each added four points while Kalli Landolt rounded out the Hermann scoring with two points on a first-quarter bucket.

Jaylen Haffer led Cuba with a game-high 12 points.

Lady Bearcats at St. Clair

Spending part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day at St. Clair, Aaron’s Hermann Lady Bearcats looked to open FRC play on a winning note.

Taking a 31-24 lead into halftime, Hermann saw their advantage cut to 41-37 after three quarters before holding off the host Lady Bulldogs by a final score of 54-46.

Doing most of her damage in the first half, Yates led Hermann and all scorers with 17 points followed in double figures by Lane with seven over her 11 points in the second half.

Andrea Van Booven and Ash nearly made it four Lady Bearcats in double figures with eight points apiece.

Hale added six points on a pair of first-quarter 3-pointers while Landolt finished with four points for Hermann.

Aaron’s Lady Bearcats will get to stay home the rest of this week for the annual Hermann Invitational Girls Basketball Tournament weather and road conditions permitting.