Mia Farris powers to the hoop. (Andrew Williams photo)
Long trip, tired shooting touch.
Playing for the third time in four days, after a long trek to the wilds of Forks, and minus its leading scorer, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball squad struggled offensively Saturday afternoon.
Putting up a season low in points, the Wolves fell 50-21 to the Spartans, evening their non-conference record at 3-3.
The loss snaps a two-game winning streak for Coupeville, which hadn’t gone below 37 points in a game this season.
The Wolves were missing senior guard Alita Blouin, who has popped for 59 points in five games.
She suffered a wrist injury in practice Friday, but is expected to recover quickly, and should be back in the lineup when CHS heads to Eastern Washington for a tournament Dec. 27-28.
Alita Blouin’s scoring touch was missed Saturday. (Andrew Williams photo)
The Wolves have nine days off now between games.
By the time they take the court in Ellensburg, the memory of a rough shooting performance in Forks will hopefully have faded.
Trailing 9-2 after one quarter Saturday, Coupeville got really buried during a 20-5 Forks surge in the second frame.
The Wolves picked things up a bit after that, racking up seven points apiece in both the third and fourth quarters, but they were never able to pull themselves back out of the early hole.
Forks finished with an advantage in every phase of the game, netting five three-balls while CHS failed to hit from behind the arc.
The Spartans were just 11 of 25 at the free throw line, but even there, they topped the Wolves, who struggled in a 7-18 performance.
Senior Ryanne Knoblich accounted for a third of Coupeville’s offense, tallying seven points, while Katie Marti knocked down five.
Lyla Stuurmans (3), Maddie Georges (3), Mia Farris (2), and Carolyn Lhamon (1) also scored, with Skylar Parker, Jada Heaton, and Gwen Gustafson seeing floor time.
