BOURBON – Outscoring Class 1A No. 6 Triton 15-6 in the fourth quarter, Rochester High School’s varsity girls basketball team pulled away for a 51-40 victory Wednesday night. Prior to its fourth-quarter performance, Class 3A No. 8 Rochester trailed the host Lady Trojans 17-14 after one quarter of play and 25-23 at halftime. The Lady Zebras took a 36-34 lead into the final frame. With the win, Rochester is now 11-0 on the season, while Triton fell to 7-4 with its second loss in three games. Alexa Holland led Rochester with a game-high 18 points, and six rebounds, while Ali Larkin added 12 points and Becky Malchow chipped in with 10 points. The Lady Zebras finished the game 15 of 35 (43 percent) from the field overall, 8 of 20 from three-point range, and 13 of 20 at the charity stripe. For Triton, Kylie Mason, who earlier in the evening was honored for becoming the fifth player in program history to score 1,000 career points, led the way with 12 points. Becca Kennedy scored nine points in the loss, while Jaela Meister and Krystal Sellers finished with eight and seven points, respectively. The Lady Trojans were 14 of 40 (35 percent) from the field overall, 4 of 12 from the arc, and 8 of 10 at the charity stripe. Triton is in action again Saturday at South Central, while Rochester plays at North Miami Saturday.
