Dakota Deel, of Imlay City, looks to finish off a fastbreak during her team’s game with Cros-Lex last Thursday.

IMLAY CITY — Imlay City notched a 53-23 victory over visiting Cros-Lex in a Blue Water Area Conference varsity girls’ basketball contest last Friday night.

With the decision, Imlay City moves to 6-2 and 4-0.

In Friday’s contest, Imlay City and Cros-Lex ended the initial quarter with seven points each.

Quarter two saw Imlay City amass 34 points and Cros-Lex net six, leaving the former ahead 41-13.

Imlay City then outscored Cros-Lex 12-10 the rest of the way, closing out a 53-23 win.

Mary Lengemann led Imlay City with 19 points. The Spartans also had Jaya Forti and Ana Lengemann (eight points each), Lexa Forti (six), Dakota Deel (four), Natalie Stone and Olivia Livingston (three apiece) along with Brook Ross (two) reach the scoring column.

Kevin Kissane

Kevin Kissane has been covering high school sports for the Tri-City Times since 1985. When not standing on a field or court with his camera and notepad, he enjoys golf, travel and family. Kevin is a 1980 graduate of Capac High School, and is also a grad of St. Clair Community College and earned a degree in journalism from Central Michigan University.