Class 1A No. 13 Lynnville-Sully found itself in a five-point deficit after one quarter before bouncing back in the second, eventually capturing a 51-40 triumph over the host Mustangs in Saturday’s non-conference contest.

Madison Farrington and Kodie Hoskey scored four points apiece to help East Marshall (1-2) to the early advantage, leading 11-4 with 1:11 left in the first period. Carson Fisk put back a missed shot just before the buzzer to help the Hawks get started on the comeback trail.

Lynnville-Sully (3-2) scored the first nine points of the second quarter to go in front 15-11, but East Marshall resisted the overtaking. Olivia Terrones converted a three-point play and Emily Terrones hit a runner in the lane to give the Mustangs their last lead of the day. L-S outscored the Mustangs 9-2 in the last 3:50 of the first half to go in front 24-18 at the intermission.

East Marshall ran into foul trouble in the second half as Lynnville-Sully started to pull away, though never leading by more than the final 11-point margin.

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The Terrones sisters led East Marshall with nine points apiece, while Farrington finished with seven points and Hoskey had six. Melinda Puumala also put up six points and Maria Rasmusson’s 3-pointer rounded out the team’s scoring.

Mariah Vos paced Lynnville-Sully with 11 points, and Fisk finished with 10. Jataya Meyer and Shiloh Cunningham added eight points apiece for the Hawks, who snapped a brief two-game skid.