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<p>The game got off to a fast start for senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1612235' first='Amani' last='Olds'] she went on a personal 6-0 run to start the game. Princess Anne played fast out of the gate getting a lot of points off the dribble. PA jumped out to a 16-6 lead, with Miach Ojo scoring 10 quick points. Kings Fork struggled against the pressure; they had multiple turnovers in the first quarter, which ended up being more turnovers than points, and they were down an early hole in the first quarter, 25-7.</p>
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<p>The beginning of the second quarter Kings Fork was able to score the first three points of the quarter. Still, it took Princess and 2 1/2 minutes to get the first bucket which was a jumper by Miach Ojo. After going up 30 to 12 [player_tooltip player_id='821060' first='Rylie' last='Hite'] hit a much-needed transition three to cut the lead to 15. Kings Fork did a good job of chipping away at the lead at the free-throw line. They also turned the pressure up and got a good amount of transition buckets and were able to cut the lead to 34 to 30 at the half.</p>
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<p>The third quarter started with back-to-back runs [player_tooltip player_id='821060' first='Rylie' last='Hite'] hit a big-time three-point basket to cut the lead to three points. [player_tooltip player_id='443350' first='Micah' last='Ojo'] stepped up the defense! She had a steal that led to a basket and also a block three-point shot that led to another. after a Assist from [player_tooltip player_id='808840' first='Jazlyn' last='Hubbard'] found [player_tooltip player_id='821060' first='Rylie' last='Hite'] and hit a big-time layup to cut the lead to six points 48 to 42. But the third quarter ended like the first quarter for Kings Fork. They had a turnover that led to a buzzer-beater layup that stretched the lead to 10 points 52 to 42.</p>
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<p>Tristan Rickenbaker got the fourth quarter started with a layup inside the paint. kings fork had 4 possessions that produced only 1 point. Some offense would've got this team back in this game because Princess Ann was only able to produce four points in the first four minutes of the quarter. Kings Fork was able to get their first field goal of the quarter with 430 in the fourth with a left-hand layup from [player_tooltip player_id='808840' first='Jazlyn' last='Hubbard']. But overall, it was just too much [player_tooltip player_id='443350' first='Micah' last='Ojo'] she finished the game with 29 points,7 blocks, 7 steals, and 5 assists to lead Princess to a 65 to 53 win!</p>
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<p>Three takeaways from the game:</p>
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<p>Despite a monster game from [player_tooltip player_id='443350' first='Micah' last='Ojo'] Kings Fork had a good shot to compete to win this game.</p>
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<p>More turnovers than points in the first quarter came back to haunt Kings Fork.</p>
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<p>The role players for Princess stepped up in this contest.</p>
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