No. 5 seed Plato used a big second half to pull away from No. 4 seed Dora for a 50-34 win in the Class 2 District 10 quarterfinals.
The two teams were tight throughout the first half with Dora leading by one point after one quarter and Plato leading by one, 17-16, at the half.
Plato’s offense came alive in the pivotal third quarter where the Eagles outscored Dora 20-12 to expand their lead to nine points. Plato closed the game out with a 13-6 advantage in the fourth quarter.
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Brenna Crouch kept Plato in the game in the first half accounting for nine of the team’s 17 points in the first wo quarters. Crouch finished with a game-high 19 points. Mackenzie Perryman and Makayla Fletcher each scored 10 points for Plato.
Dora was led by Chesney Luna with 14 points.
Plato advances to face No. 1 seed Norwood in the district semifinal round at 6 pm on Thursday in Cabool.
Plato – 7-10-20-13 — 50
Dora – 8-8-12-6 — 34
P: Brenna Couch 19, Mackenzie Perryman 10, Makayla Fletcher 10, Kayla Copley 6, Octavianna Craddoc 5
D: Chesney Luna 14, Autumn Nold 7, Callen Depriest 4, Shauna Lake 2, Lauren Martin 2
