Altamont Lady Indians basketball is out to a 3-0 start to the season after beating Flora 50-46 in their first game of the Newton Bob Kerans Tournament on Monday night. The first quarter proved to be a close affair with the game tied 10-10 at the end of the first eight minutes of play. Altamont would take a 23-22 lead by halftime and hold a 38-36 advantage at the end of the 3rd quarter. The Lady Indians would just outscore Flora in the fourth quarter, 12-10, to close out the four point win, 50-46. Altamont is 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in the round robin tournament with two games left to play, as they will have a day off before taking on Newton at 7:30pm on Wednesday and then facing Effingham at 1:30pm on Friday.
Altamont Scoring vs. Newton
Grace Nelson – 34 points
Claire Boehm – 8 points
Peyton Osteen – 6 points
Kylie Osteen – 2 points
