On Dec. 22, the Winslow Lady Bulldogs traveled to Tuba City a neutral site to take on the Lady Sand Devils of Page whose gym is undergoing repairs.
The Bulldogs would keep the game close in the first half but in the third quarter the Sand Devils would be able to keep the Bulldogs struggling for points while they went on a scoring spree. The fourth quarter would find both teams trading baskets.
In the first quarter the Sand Devils outscored the Bulldogs 15 to 13. In the second quarter the Sand Devils outshot the Bulldogs by just 1-point 16 to 15 for a halftime score of Page 31, Winslow 28.
In the third quarter the Sand Devils scored 25 points and held the Bulldogs to 7. In the fourth quarter the Bulldogs would outscore the Sand Devils 12 to 10, making the final score Page 66, Winslow 47.
Winslow had two players in double figures Nalani Chee with two 3-point shots and Ayla Curley with one 3-point shots, both had 10 points. Chee led the team in rebounding with 5. Katilyn Belone led the team in assists with 3. Tatum Upshaw led the team in steals with 2. Winslow was 12 of 14 from the line.
On Dec. 26, they faced the Lady Trojans of Pahrump Valley, Nev., where the Bulldogs got the win 50 to 22. On Dec. 27, the Lady Bulldogs fell to the Lady Eagles of West Anchorage of Anchorage, Ark., 45 to 37. The Bulldogs finished their pool play with a one-to-one record on Monday, Dec. 29, they started Diamond Bracket play where they faced the 4A undefeated Lady Lancers of Salpointe Catholic of Tucson with the final games of the tournament played Dec. 30. Those scores will be in the next edition. The Lady Bulldogs will then be back home on Jan. 6, when they host the Holbrook Roadrunners, then travel to Show Low to take on the Cougars on Jan. 9, both games start at 6 p.m.
