Chagrin Falls outscored visiting Beachwood in the second and third quarters, 24-5, on the way to a 54-26 win on Wednesday in the Chagrin Valley Conference opener for both teams.
The Tigers improved to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in league play after winning their first game in eight days.
“We bounced back after a week without a game,” Chagrin Falls coach Brittany Anderson said. “The team worked hard on individual skills last week, then we focused on what we needed to do as a team the last two days in practice. We were able to execute on defense and turn it into offense. Beachwood has a young group with a lot of potential.”
The Bison, who dropped to 2-2, 0-1), hung with the Tigers through the first as Chagrin Falls led just 14-10.
That changed in the second quarter as the Tigers outscored the Bison 13-4 and then dominated the third, with an 11-1 advantage.
Carolyn Bencko led the Tigers with a game-high 17 points, Molly Barr added 11 and Bella Dalessandro finished with 10.
“Each quarter, a different player stepped up,” Anderson said. “Bella got us started with a big first quarter and Carolyn knocked down shots in the second. Molly Barr had an outstanding game running our offense. She had a great week of practice and it showed tonight.”
Sarah Brown lead Beachwood with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
