MOKANE - The Lady Bulldogs outscored the Lady Wildcats by a combined 25-8 in the second and third quarters to collect their third straight victory Monday night.
South Callaway (3-1) owned a 21-15 lead after one quarter, then outscored Montgomery County 14-4 in the second quarter to widen its advantage to 35-19 at halftime. The Lady Bulldogs followed up by outscoring the Lady Wildcats 11-4 in the third quarter to establish a 46-23 lead.
"The South Callaway defensive effort was especially evident in the second and third quarters," Lady Bulldogs head coach Darren Humphrey said. "The girls forced multiple turnovers in this time period due to the extreme pressure up front."
Sophomore guard Paige Clubb logged a game-high 21 points to pace four players in double figures for South Callaway. Sophomore center DeLaney Horstman followed with 16 points, while junior guard Raeghan Meyer and freshman point guard Raegan Brown added 11 points apiece.
Taylor Flake topped Montgomery County with 12 points.
The Lady Bulldogs triumphed in the junior varsity game 22-18 in two quarters. Freshman Hailee Potter scored a team-high eight points.
South Callaway hosts Hermann at 6 p.m. Thursday.
"Once again, our girls played well (Monday night)," Humphrey said. "We have some work to do to clean things up a bit before we take on Hermann.
"Hermann is extremely large in stature and they have the experience together on the hardwood. We have to keep our mistakes to a minimum and get off to a fast start."