Laconia Girls Survive WLA in Flyway Showdown

Two the top teams matched up in a Flyway Conference showdown on Monday night in Rosendale as the #1 ranked Laconia Spartans played host to Winnebago Lutheran Academy. The Vikings came to play in the game leading late in the first half by 6 points. WLA lead throughout most of the first half. In the second half, Laconia took the lead and just when you started to think they’d pull away WLA continued to keep it close in the end falling to Laconia 66-63. Eva Engel was tasked with defending Abby Cole in the game. Engel had only 3 points in the first half but found gaps in the 2-3 zone by WLA and finished with 11. She held Cole to a tough 18 points.

Leading Scorers:

Laconia: Madigan 18 points, P. Morgan 12

WLA: Supernand 19, Cole 18 points, Nell 17 points,