The visiting Bluffton girls basketball team handcuffed county rival Lima Central Catholic 46-24 in a non-league mismatch Tuesday night, November 30.

The Lady Pirates led 13-6 after one period and extended the margin to 28-9 by intermission. An 11-3 third period put the game further out of reach with a 27-point Pirate bulge heading to the final stanza.

Bluffton improved to 3-0 with the lopsided win.

Pirate Ayla Grandey and Kylie Stackhouse each netted 12 points to pace the victors. Riley Eachus added seven markers.

Bridget Mulcahy led cold-shooting LCC with eight points.

The Lady Pirates canned 20 baskets. They made three shots from beyond the arc, and sank 17 shots from two-point range. Bluffton converted three of its six charity stripe tries (50 percent).

LCC made just six two-point field goals, and also canned three triples for nine total baskets. They also sank three of six foul shots (50 percent).

LCC 24 

Young 2 0-0 4, Morrisey 1 0-0 2, Mulcahy 3 0-0 8, Stolly 1 1-2 3, Macklin 2 1-2 6, Cox 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 6-3/3-6/24. 3-pointers: Mulcahy 2, Macklin 1.

Bluffton 46 (3-0)

Busch 1 0-0 2, Eachus 3 0-0 7, Stackhouse 4 3-6 12, Scoles 3 0-0 6, Monday 2 0-0 5, Grandey 6 0-0 12, Maple 1 0-0 2. 

Totals: 17-3/3-6/46. 3-pointers: Eachus 1, Monday 1, Stackhouse 1.

1 2 3 4 F

LCC 6 5 3 10 24

Bluf 13 15 11 7 46

Bluffton plays at Ft. Jennings (1-2) Thursday, December 2 and hosts Ottoville (0-3) Saturday, Dec. 4 in two non-league contests.