Photo Courtesy of Troy L. Hugen Photography

The Pella Christian girls basketball team came from behind Thursday night to pick up their first win of the season with a 43-41 non-conference victory at Van Meter.

The Eagles got off to a great start in the game jumping out to 7-0 lead halfway through the first quarter. The Bulldogs ended the quarter on a 7-3 run to pull the score to 10-7, and after trading points in the second quarter, the two teams entered halftime tied at 22-22. Van Meter grabbed the edge out of the intermission, outscoring Pella Christian 11-6 to enter the fourth quarter up 33-28. After the Bulldogs jumped out to a 35-28 lead a minute into the final quarter, the Eagles responded by finishing the game on a 15-6 run to pick up their first win against Van Meter since November 18th, 2017. Senior Joslyn Terpstra led the Pella Christian offense with a game high 19 points, while sophomore Faith Kacmarynski was the second leading scorer in the game with 14 points. 

The Eagles’ girls basketball team improved to 1-4 overall on the season and are back in action tonight, in addition to the Pella Christian boys squad, for a Little Hawkeye Conference doubleheader with Norwalk. Coverage of the conference doubleheader between the Eagles and Warriors at Pella Christian High School can be heard live on 92.1 KRLS and viewed on the Pella Christian High School YouTube Channel beginning with pregame coverage at 5:45 p.m.