The Lisbon High School Greyhounds beat the Wiscasset Middle High School Wolverines 36-25 on Tuesday night at Stover Auditorium, behind Giana Russo's 12 points. Throughout the game, it was close, but in the fourth quarter Lisbon pulled away.

The first quarter ended 9-7 with Lisbon leading, behind Russo’s hot start of seven points. At halftime, the lead stayed the same, at 13-11. Like the second quarter, the third quarter was tight, with the teams scoring nine each. The fourth quarter was when Wiscasset struggled a bit, allowing 14 points to their own five points, all by Hayhlee Craig, as well as a few turnovers.

In addition to Russo’s 12 points, Lisbon’s Kip Steele had 11, Kaylin Le had eight, Mallory Fairbanks had three and Valerie Doucette had 2. For Wiscasset, Craig had a game high 13 points, with Lindsey Gordon helping out with five, Grace Webber putting up 3, and Jade Rego and Sydnie Thayer each scoring two points. The Wolverines played good defense, with steals by Craig, Gordon, and Webber. The three had a combined six blocks between them.

Lisbon improved to 6-3 while Wiscasset fell to 1-9. The Wolverines’ next game is Thursday, Jan. 12 at Winthrop High School at 7 p.m