Lady Bulldogs win four straight

Jan 19, 2015

The Old Rochester Regional High School girls’ basketball team is on a hot streak after four consecutive victories.

Over the last two weeks, the Lady Bulldogs took on Dighton-Rehoboth, Seekonk, Bourne and Case High Schools. Coach Bob Hohne described these four games as “must-wins” in order for the team to reach the state tournament.

On Tuesday, Jan. 6 ORR hosted the Lady Falcons of Dighton-Rehoboth. Throughout the game, ORR maintained a lead by varying margins. Six Lady Bulldogs contributed points to help lead them to victory. They were seniors Morgan Browning – 4 points, Kaleigh Goulart – 13 points, and Ashley Pacheco – 5 points; sophomores Sophie Church – 15 points, and Olivia Labbe – 6 points; and freshman Madisen Martin – 6 points. Three days later, ORR traveled to Seekonk and won by the decisive margin of 54-34.

Next, ORR took on the Lady Canalmen of Bourne at home Tuesday, Jan. 13. Bourne jumped out to an early 6-2 lead at the end of the first quarter, but then the Lady Bulldogs exploded on offense and erased the deficit. Church and Goulart led this offensive charge with 14 and 13 points, respectively.

The Lady Bulldogs were ahead for the final three quarters and won 40-28. To cap off their week in perfect fashion, ORR conquered Case at home 56-37 on Friday, Jan. 16.

The Lady Bulldogs are now 7-4 following the wins.

Sophomores Katelyn Bindas and Sophie Church commented that the team is doing very well with improvements to offense and team chemistry.

Coming up, the Lady Bulldogs will travel to Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School and Wareham on Jan. 23 and 27, respectively.