The Perryville girls basketball team started fast and never looked back.
The Pirates defeated Twin Rivers 55-31 in the opening round of the Fredericktown Tournament on Tuesday at Fredericktown High School.
First year coach Jason Dreyer was happy with the victory, but said there was plenty of things to work on.
“We pretty well defensively,” Dreyer said. “Through the first two games it seems like we have had consistent efforts on that end. On offense, we still need to work some kinks out and I think we are standing around a lot. I think our effort has been good as well.”
Perryville junior Brooklyn Moll led the way with 19 points, while Kyla Schurbusch had 14 to pace the Pirates. Senior Rachel Riney had eight points and Carlie Holdman followed with seven.
Perryville (2-0) started the game quickly as Moll hit a three-pointer in the first minute and the Pirates were off from there. Alyssa King followed with a putback and Schnurbusch converted a steal into a lay-up and she buried a three-pointer later as Perryville built a 13-1 lead with one minute left in the first quarter.
Twin Rivers sophomore Maci Hockersmith, who had 12 points for the Royals, made a three with 20 seconds left in the opening quarter which proved to be the first field goal made by the Royals in the game. Dreyer was proud of his team’s defensive effort in the first quarter which forced Twin Rivers into six turnovers.