By Cort Reynolds

BATH – The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team beat non-conference foe Bath in a defensive struggle 36-26 Monday, February 10.

The game was postponed from Saturday due to icy road conditions.

The Pirates led 12-6 after the first period as Ayla Grandey and Macy Schaadt each scored five points. A 6-5 second stanza gave Bluffton an 18-11 lead at halftime.

Bluffton won the third period 10-7 to extend their margin to 28-18 heading to the final period of play. Both teams mustered eight points in the fourth quarter as Bath was unable to make a dent in the Pirate advantage.  

Bluffton finished the regular season 13-9 after the victory. Bath ended up 9-13 with the defeat.

Pirate senior post Grandey led Bluffton with 17 points on eight baskets and 1-1 foul shooting. She scored at least four points in all four periods.

Schaadt netted 13 points and sank the lone Pirate trifecta.

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No Bath player tallied more than six points in the low-scoring contest.

Bluffton canned 15 two-point attempts and splashed one triple. The Pirates sank three of seven foul shots (43 percent).

Bath connected on just three two-pointers, and drained six triples. The Wildcat girls converted two of two shots (100 percent) at the charity stripe.

Bluffton plays at tough 18-2 Delta in sectional tournament action Thursday, February 13. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.