By Fred Kroner
Kyleigh Block netted 17 points and Madie Burwell scored a season-high 12 points as Villa Grove/Heritage posted a 41-23 win on the road Monday (March 1) at Toledo Cumberland, 41-23.
Block hit three three-point shots and hasn’t made fewer than two three-pointers in any of the team’s first eight games.
Vanessa Wright scored five points and was 3-for-3 from the free throw line. She was the only Blue Devil to attempt a free throw.
The Blue Devils allowed just two second-half field goals.
On Tuesday (March 2), VG/Heritage captured a road win at Decatur Lutheran, 45-21.
Block tallied a game-high 21 points and hit 4-of-5 shots from the free throw line. Burwell tossed in 10 points. Kaylee Arbuckle made a team-high two three-point shots.
The Blue Devils’ defense limited Lutheran to four field goals during the final three quarters.
VG/Heritage expanded a 13-9 first-quarter lead into a 23-14 halftime bulge. The advantage grew to 39-17 after three quarters.
On Wednesday (March 3), the Blue Devils made their third road trip in as many nights and returned home with their third win in that span.
Block and Arbuckle combined to score all 11 of the team’s first-half baskets as VG/Heritage sprinted past Argenta-Oreana, 50-27.
Block scored a game-high 23 points. Arbuckle hit a season-high 12 points. Burwell scored six points and Maci Clodfelder added five points.
The Blue Devils led, 12-9, after one quarter and 26-17 at halftime.
Villa Grove/Heritage (6-4) returns to action on Monday (March 8) at Clinton.
