The Moss Point Lady Tigers started well Friday night in their 30-24 home victory against the West Harrison Lady Hurricanes.
Jordyn Ford made two 3-pointers and a 2-pointer for eight points to give Moss Point an 8-4 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Going into halftime, with the Lady Hurricanes struggling to make shots, the Lady Tigers were up 17-9.
To start the third quarter, both teams hardly made any shots, but Moss Point still held the lead going into the fourth.
Toward the end of the fourth, Moss Point (7-7) made eight free throws to secure the victory.
Ford scored 15 points to lead the Lady Tigers. Taylor Rae Norwood had eight points to lead the Lady Hurricanes (5-8).
Moss Point boys 46, West Harrison 36
The game began tight with Moss Point leading 9-8 to end the first quarter.
With both teams going back and forth, Moss Point was still able to hold a 17-13 lead at halftime.
The Tigers outscored the Hurricanes 14-8 in the third quarter, and to finish the night, Alejandro Montalvo made six key free throws in the fourth quarter to help Moss Point improve to 8-6.
Montalvo led the Tigers with 20 points and made all eight of his attempts from the free-throw line.
Owen Reese scored 11 to lead West Harrison (8-6).
