{"id":53707,"date":"2020-02-24T14:33:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T20:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=53707"},"modified":"2020-02-24T14:33:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T20:33:41","slug":"hhs-girls-suffer-tough-wac-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=53707","title":{"rendered":"HHS girls suffer tough WAC loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By JAYCEE DALE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hays High School girls’ basketball team hosted Western Athletic Conference foe Garden City on Friday night at the HHS gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Buffaloes proved to be too much in the end, taking a 54-38 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indians started out close against Garden City, forcing a 12-12 tie at the end of the first quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garden City was only able to inch ahead in the second eight minutes of play, eventually leading 24-22 at halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Buffaloes took control after the break, outscoring the Indians to take a 40-27 lead into the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garden City pushed the lead to 20 in the last minutes of the game in an intense battle. The Buffaloes were given a technical foul, giving the Indians a chance to get within 10. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hays High would eventually trim the margin to 13 with 1:30 left in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tasiah Nunnery led the Indians for the second game in a row with 15 points. Aleyia Ruder followed with 13 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n