The Mountain Valley Falcons beat the Wiscasset Wolverines girls varsity basketball team Thursday tonight, 57-28, behind Falcon Emily Laubauskas’ 17 points.

The game started out a competitive match, with Mountain Valley only leading 14-8 after the first. Unfortunately for Wiscasset, the next two quarters did not go so well, as the team got outscored 36-9. In the fourth quarter, however, Wiscasset got back on pace, outscoring the Falcons 11-7, but it was not enough.

In addition to Laubauskas, leading scorers for Mountain Valley included Liza White with 16 points and Ashley Russell with six. For the Wiscasset side, Hayhlee Craig led scoring with 11 points. Other contributors were Grace Webber with nine, Sydnie Thayer with four, and Jade Rego and Lindsey Gordon with two each.

Webber had a very good defensive night, totaling six steals, with Craig and Thayer each tallying two steals as well. Craig led the rebounding category for Wiscasset with 11 rebounds. Webber had five and Thayer four.

The recurring problem for the Wolverines seemed to be turnovers, as they had their fair share of them. After this game, Mountain Valley improved to 10-2 while Wiscasset fell to 1-11. The Lady Wolverines’ next game is Saturday, Jan. 21 at 2:30 p.m. in Wiscasset, where they will face off against the 0-14 Hall-Dale Lady Bulldogs.