Conroe head coach Tamisha Houston was proud of the effort. But the turnover bug got the best of the Tigers Tuesday night.
On the road at Tomball for a non-district game, Conroe fell 39-35.
The Tigers have dropped three of their last four and will look to improve on ball possession later this week in the next one.
Conroe (4-3) turned it over 24 times on the night. Tomball (4-0) beat the Tigers for the second straight season and remained unbeaten on the young season. It also beat District 13-6A’s Oak Ridge last week.
Junior Riley Gross scored all nine of her points in the first half. She paced Conroe with eight of the team’s 10 first-quarter points. Freshman Kayleigh Phillips made her only bucket of the night in the first.
Conroe led 21-18 at halftime and allowed just four points in the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 29-22.
The Tigers made just one bucket in the fourth quarter – a 3-pointer by Carly Boothe. Boothe finished with two 3s and seven points.
Senior Alisa Sneed totaled seven as well and junior Taylor Smith added four.
Conroe returns home Friday for a 5 p.m. game with Liberty. The teams have no recent meetings, but the Panthers are 2-1 after beating West Hardin Tuesday night.
Conroe sophomore Maliyah Harrison (15) is seen in a game last week against Dekaney. (Chris Zorzi/SportCast Media)
