Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, January 11, 2019 Saugus girls scrap back but fall short against Peabody Saugus players Taylor Bogdanski (right) and Kiley Ronan battle for a rebound against Peabody’s Colleen Crotty and Liz Zaiter in Tuesday’s 61-44 NEC loss to the Tanners. By Greg Phipps KITCHEN CABINETS Strip & Refinish To Look Like New 508-840-0501 FURNITURE STRIP & FINISH B ehind by 15 points at halftime, the Saugus High School girls’ basketball team fought back to close to within single digits before coming up short, 61-44, against a very good Peabody squad in Northeastern Conference (NEC) action Tuesday night at the Peabody High School gym. The loss dropped the Sachems to 4-5 on the season while Peabody improved to 6-1. Tuesday’s contest appeared to be firmly in Peabody’s conNow Available by Subscription Your Hometown News Delivered! EVERETT ADVOCATE MALDEN ADVOCATE REVERE ADVOCATE SAUGUS ADVOCATE One year subscription to The Advocate of your choice: $80 per paper in-town per year or $100 per paper out-of-town per year. Name_________________________________________ Address_______________________________________ City_______________ State_______ Zip ____________ CC# _______________________________ Exp. _____ Sec. code____ Advocate (City):___________________ Clip & Mail Coupon with Credit Card, Check or Money Order to: Advocate Newspapers Inc. PO Box 490407, Everett, MA 02149 Saugus guards Alessia Salzillo (right) and Kiley Ronan pressure Peabody’s Brooke Hodas. (Advocate photos by Greg Phipps) turn them into points. The visitors outscored the hosts 17-8 in the third quarter and were right back in the game, trailing by just six points, 39-33, entering the final eight minutes. An 8-0 run by Peabody to open the fourth quarter restored the deficit back to double digits, and the Sachems were unable to produce another serious rally, getting outscored 22-11 in the final stanza. Saugus head coach Mark Schruender was generally pleased with the effort. “I liked our team’s overall energy. The kids on the bench were really into the game,” he told the press after the contest. “Peabody’s a great team. I don’t have any regrets. I just wish we could’ve started out a little better.” The Sachems were led by Alessia Salzillo with 11 points and seven steals and Marissa Stockwell with 10 points. Forward Molly Granara made her season debut, coming back from an injury. On the other side, freshman Oluchi Okananwa came up big for Peabody with 21 points and 10 boards, followed by 18 points from Kristina Rossignoll and 13 rebounds by Catherine Manning. Saugus is back home on Friday, Jan. 11 to play Gloucester. trol during the first half, as the Tanners jumped ahead 15-5 in the first quarter and held a comfortable 31-16 advantage at the half. The Sachems came out with more intensity in quarter three and applied more pressure defensively and were more aggressive on offense. That strategy worked as Saugus was able to force several Peabody turnovers and Saugus forward Marissa Stockwell goes up for a shot against Peabody.
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