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Snyder’s Abram Smith drives to the basket against Lubbock Estacado during last week’s game. Smith scored 13 points in Tuesday’s loss at Big Spring. The Tigers will host Levelland on Friday.
BIG SPRING — A 9-0 second quarter run helped Big Spring claim a 62-55 District 2-4A basketball game win over Snyder Tuesday.
The two teams played even during the first quarter, ending in a 14-14 tie. Big Spring took control of the game with the 9-0 run and led 35-25 at halftime.
Snyder (17-5, 0-2) trailed 43-28 midway through the third quarter. Dralon Jackson, who scored a game-high 24 points, hit a 3-pointer, drew a foul and made the free throw to cut the deficit to 43-33. The Steers (7-16, 1-1) outscored Snyder 5-1 over the next two minutes and led 48-34 going into the fourth quarter.
Big Spring’s double-digit lead lasted until late in the game when the Tigers cut it to 58-53 with 1:50 left. Snyder was not able to get any closer.
Abram Smith added 13 points.
Snyder scorers — Dralon Jackson 24, Abram Smith 13, Dillon Scott 9, Jarrett Reneau 4, Rodrigo Rodriguez 2, Chris Dickinson 2, Andres Medina 1.
Girls
Snyder (2-20, 0-4) pulled to within two points early in the fourth quarter, but Big Spring maintained the lead to claim a 41-36 win.
The Lady Steers (11-12, 2-2) started the game on a 7-0 run. Alize Conner, who led Snyder with 11 points, made a field goal with 4:30 left in the first quarter.
A 3-pointer by Alyssa Benitez cut Big Spring’s lead to 9-7, but the Lady Steers took an 11-7 lead going into the second quarter.
Big Spring built a 15-7 lead before Snyder cut it to 16-13. The Lady Tigers trailed 19-15 at halftime.
Kirsti Pierce and Connor each scored to tie the game at 19-19 early in the third quarter. The Lady Steers answered with five unanswered points, but Bailey Garcia’s 3-pointer pulled Snyder to within 24-22.
Big Spring finished the quarter on a 5-0 run to take a 29-22 lead going into the fourth quarter.
The Lady Tigers started the quarter on a 5-0 run and trailed 29-27 with six minutes left in the game. Big Spring increased the lead to 34-27 and held off a late Snyder rally.
Snyder scorers — Alize Conner 11, Bailey Garcia 9, Kirsti Pierce 5, Skyler Hand 4, Nicole Martinez 4, Alyssa Benitez 3.
JV Black girls
Three players scored in double figures to lead the Snyder JV Black team past Big Spring, 53-17.
Marisol Molinar had a game-high 15 points. Krissida Trevina scored 12 points and Jordan Phillips added 10 points.
Snyder will host Levelland on Friday.
Snyder scorers — Marisol Molinar 15, Krissida Trevino 12, Jordan Phillips 10, Shelby Meader 7, Angela Murillo 4, Sara McClain 4, Hailie Avalos 1.