CMB gets split against Greene County

BAXTER — Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s girls basketball team needed only three games to match last year’s win total.

The Raiders broke open a halftime tie with a big second half and won their second game of the season after a 40-24 home triumph over Greene County during Heart of Iowa Conference play.

CMB and Greene County were tied at 14-all at the break, but the Raiders dominated the second half at both ends. CMB outscored the Rams 26-10 in the final two quarters.

Junior Brianda Bane led the Raiders with 14 points and three rebounds, while senior Emily Coughenour added 10 points and four steals.

Junior Mikayla Eslinger scored eight points and grabbed 12 boards, while senior Kathleen Baldwin had eight points and eight boards.

CMB (2-1 overall, 1-1 in the HOIC) hit 6-of-14 from 3-point range and was 14-of-24 from the foul line. Greene County (0-3, 0-2) did not make a trey and only hit six free throws in the loss. The Raiders turned it over only 12 times.

The Raiders went 2-19 last year. They did not win their first game until Dec. 5 and the second and final win came on Jan. 19.

BOYS

Greene County 94, CMB 47

Trey Tucker scored 25 points and Wade Adcock finished with 22 points as Greene County improved to 2-0 on the season with a road win over the Raiders on Tuesday night.

CMB trailed its season opener 66-27 at halftime. Statistics for CMB were not available at press time.

Both Raider squads travel to Roland-Story for a girl-boy conference doubleheader starting at 6 p.m. Friday.

The Norse were swept by Prairie City-Monroe on Tuesday.