Waldron led at the end of each of the first two quarters Saturday against Class A, No. 9 Tri but could not finish off the Titans in the second half.

Tri outscored the Mohawks 26-16 in the third quarter to take a 55-48 lead and used a 23-point fourth quarter to seal the victory, 78-67.

Freshman Grace Fischer led Waldron (0-2) with 22 points and five rebounds. Sophomore Emerson Lindsey followed with 16 points and five rebounds.

Senior Alyssa Benson finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.

Waldron opened its season Friday with a 62-41 loss to Class A, No. 19 Blue River Valley. The Vikings outscored the Mohawks, 17-8, in the second quarter and 18-4 in the final quarter to secure the win.

Maciah Driskill scored a game-high 25 points and had 10 rebounds to lead Blue River Valley. Charlee Gibson added 21 points, five assists and four steals and Ella Schmidt scored 11 and had five steals.

Fischer, in her first varsity game, scored 15 points and had four rebounds for Waldron. Lindsey and Benson each scored seven points.

In another girls basketball game Saturday:

South Decatur 45, Southwestern 14

At Southwestern, Makayla Somers led the Cougars with 12 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Kiley Best also scored in double figures for South Decatur with 10 points.

Tanna Tatlock led Southwestern in its season opener with six points. Riley Engel and Ellie Gosser each had three points.

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