The Taylorville girls basketball team came out on top of Sacred Heart-Griffin 46-40 after a back-and-forth encounter in Springfield on Tuesday night.  The Tornadoes went a span of nearly half the game behind before coming back and making sure of the win. 

Both teams struggled in front of the basket and in keeping possession over the first quarter as the Tornadoes finished it in front 8-5.  SHG found their range in the second quarter, pulling ahead 19-14 at the break.  Taylorville did the same in the third, reducing the deficit to two at the end of that period. 

Lilee Durbin began the fourth quarter with two two-point scores.  Their next six points came from Grace Rogers as the purple-and-gold continued to take advantage of takeaways.  Threes from Alyse Mantei and Ali Fleischli kept the Cyclones in it until foul trouble gifted the Tornadoes key scoring chances, from which they largely took advantage. 

Grace Rogers earned the title of Chill Nicole Patrick Country Financial Player of the Game with 18 points, 13 of which coming in the second half.  Baileigh Jackson added 11 and was the only player to score from the field in each quarter.  Notably, the Tornadoes did not score from beyond the arc in the game.  Also notably, on SHG's Senior Night, it was a freshman in Camilla Butler who led their scoring totals with 11. 

With the win, Taylorville now stands at 6-16 overall, as the win ends a nine-game losing run.  They have a tall task next up in Alton at home, and commentary will be available on 96.5 The Chill.  Sacred Heart-Griffin's record now reads 4-15.