Drake hits 7 triples for Eagles
CRESTON - Kortney Drake had the hot hand for the Kirkwood Eagles Saturday afternoon.
Make that red hot.
Drake poured in seven 3-pointers and scored a career-best 21 points as the second-ranked Eagles spanked Southwestern, 77-51, in an ICCAC game in Creston.
Karsyn Stratton, Tatiana Hodges-Johnson, Ashley Tull and Dominique Rodriguez contributed 11 points for Kirkwood. Tull also grabbed 11 rebounds for a double-double.
The Eagles began the game with a 10-0 surge and never trailed, raising their record to 16-1. Southwestern fell to 9-9.
KIRKWOOD (77): Karsyn Stratton 5 0-0 11, Tatiana Hodges-Johnson 4 2-2 11, Kortney Drake 7 0-0 21, Kemara Watson 2 0-0 4, Ashley Tull 5 1-6 11, Dominique Rodriguez 4 1-2 11, Tasia Jordan 1 1-2 3, Kendra Hatley 0 0-0 0, Naya Haymon 2 0-0 4, Maddie Paulson 0 1-2 1, Delanie Kosner 0 0-0 0, Corey Whitlock 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 6-14 77.
Halftime - Kirkwood 40, Southwestern 24. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 11 (Drake 7, Rodriguez 2, Stratton 1, Hodges-Johnson 1).
