Robins Leads Lady Titans to Win Over East Jessamine Lady Jaguars

Mercer County sophomore Lyric Houston drove to the basket in the Lady Titans 67-55 win over the East Jessamine Lady Jaguars Tuesday night.

The Mercer County Lady Titans trailed the East Jessamine Lady Jaguars with less than six minutes remaining in the game Tuesday night, but they found a way to escape with a 67-55 victory.

Mercer County trailed 2-0 to start the game, but quickly took the lead and ended the first quarter with a 16-6 lead.

The Lady Jaguars battled back in the second quarter, cutting Mercer’s lead to three points, 26-23, at halftime.

It appeared as if the Lady Titans were going to run away with the game at the start of the third quarter, as they jumped out to a 34-25 lead midway through the quarter. East Jessamine’s Emma Young refused to let her team go away without a fight. Young had nine of her team-high 19-points in the quarter to help close the gap, 38-34, at the end of the quarter.

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