Girls Basketball: Batts Hits School-Record Nine 3-Pointers in Loudoun County's 83-36 Playoff Romp over James Wood

Leesburg (Feb. 23, 2010) - Playing without last year's VHSL AA Division 4 Player of the Year, Kendra Holmes, the Loudoun County High School girls basketball team had little problems Tuesday as they dismantled visiting James Wood, 83-36, in the Region II quarterfinals.

Raider junior Brittany Batts broke her own school record of eight three-pointers in a contest by connecting on nine in the win as she also celebrated her 17th birthday! Batts would finish with a game-high 31 points as LC earned a fifth meeting this season with rival Freedom, at 7 p.m. Thursday in South Riding with a regional title game berth and state playoff bid on the line.

Senior Alissa Kain continued her outstanding all-around play. Kain, coming off a game high 21 points in this past Saturday's Dulles District tournament championship win over Freedom, scored 16 points and dished out eight assists.

Sophomore Erica Linnemann tallied 13 points. Linnemann has scored in double figures in the last four Raider postseason wins.

Holmes sat out for precautionary reasons as she suffered an injury in last Saturday's victory.

Loudoun County 83, James Wood 36
L (19-3, 8-1) — Batts 31, A. Kain 16, Linnemann 13, Cummings 6, Strange 6, Grimsley 5, S. Kain 4, Lapple 2. Totals 32 6-8 83.
Halftime: Loudoun County, 37-16.
Three-point goals: L 13 (Batts 9, A. Kain 2, Linnemann, S. Kain).
Rebounds: L 26 (Batts, A. Kain 4, Linnemann 4, Cummings 4, Strange 7, Grimsley 3, Lapple 3).
Assists: L 18 (A. Kain 8, Linnemann 3, Strange 3, S. Kain, Lapple 3).

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