CERRO GORDO - Last Thursday Cerro Gordo/Bement nearly knocked off Heritage, a team that entered the contest at 18-5, but fell 40-38 in a Lincoln Prairie Conference game. The day before that the Broncos dropped a 46-34 conference contest to Tri-County.
Cerro Gordo, 7-17 overall and 3-4 in the conference, tried to snap a five-game losing streak Monday against Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon on the road in a LPC game. Tuesday they traveled to Arthur Christian for a non-conference game before hosting Arcola Thursday in a LPC game.
Heritage 40, Cerro Gordo/Bement 38
CGB's Avery Stoerger and Sophia Ferguson scored 12 points each, but it was not enough in the two-point game.
Stoerger sank a basket for a 25-22 lead and another bucket made it 31-26, CGB. The game was even at 33 entering the final quarter.
Maggie Petty scored the first four points of the quarter for a 37-33 lead. However, Heritage made a three-pointer and a two-point bucket to regain the lead 38-37. Two free throws by the Lady Hawks made it 40-37.
Heritage scored eighth of the first 10 points of the game. The Broncos got to within two points, 10-8. CGB took its first lead of the game, 16-14 after an 8-1 run that included two free throws by Ferguson and a basket along with a pair of free throws by Maggie Petty. It was a free throw by her that put the Broncos in front by one. A free throw by Maggie Petty made it 16-14
The game was deadlocked at 19 at halftime.
The Broncos struggled from the free throw line making just 10-24, including 1-of-6 in the second half, while Heritage was 13-of-22 (.591)
Tri-County 46, Cerro Gordo/Bement 34
Cerro Gordo led 29-14 when Maddy Willard drained a three-pointer to end the Tri-County Lady Titans 13-2 run. However, The Broncos didn't get closer than 11 the rest of the way.
The Broncos trailed just 10-8 after the first eight minutes and the Lady Titans 24-12 after outsourcing Cerro Gordo 10-2 for a 24-14, halftime lead and a Tri-County advantage.
Maggie Petty led Cerro Gordo/Bement with 16 points.
Tri-County shot 50 percent from the field, making 20-of-40,while the Broncos were 14-of-38 .368.
Tri-County improved to 15-4 overall and 6-1 in the LPC.
Thursday at Cerro Gordo
| Heritage | first half | n/a | 14 | 7-40 |
| Cerro Gordo/Bement | first half | n/a | 14 | 5-38 |
CERRO GORDO/BEMENT: Willard 0-1-1, Ferguson 4-4-12, Hill 0-0-0, Roberts 0-0-0, Callaway 0-1-1, Stoerger 5-2-12, Rylan Petty 1-0-2, Shaffer 0-0-0, Maggie Petty 3-2-8, Totals 14-10-38
3-point goals: Cerro Gordo/Bement 0. Total field goals: Cerro Gordo/Bement 14-28 .500, Free throws: Cerro Gordo/Bement 10-24 .417. Heritage 13-22 .591. Rebounds: Cerro Gordo/Bement 29 (Maggie Petty 15), Heritage 28. Turnovers: Cerro Gordo/Bement 8.Heritage 15
Wednesday vs. Tri-County
CGB 8 6 9 11-34 Tri-County 10 14 12 10-46
CERRO GORDO/BEMENT: Willard 2-0-5, Ferguson 3-1-7, Callaway 1-0-2, Stoerger 2-0-4, Rylan Petty 0-0-0, Maggie Petty 6-4-16, Totals 14-5-34
3-point goals: Cerro Gordo/Bement 1-3 .333 (Willard 1), Tri-County 2-6 .333 (Phillips 1, Gough 1). Total field goals: Cerro Gordo/Bement 14-38 .368, Tri-County 20-40 .500. Free throws: Cerro Gordo/Bement 5-9 .556 Tri-County 8-14 .571 Rebounds: Cerro Gordo/Bement 17 (Ferguson 5), Tri-County (Conley 9) 22. Turnovers: Cerro Gordo/Bement 13,, Tri-County 21