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Otter Girls Avenge Earlier Loss to Perham

By Craig Olson, 01/15/22, 10:30PM CST

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The Fergus Falls girls’ basketball team avenged an early loss to Perham with a 70-53 win over the Yellowjackets at The Hive on Saturday night.  The Otters led 31-24 at the half.

Ellie Colbeck led the Otters with 20 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds.  Ainsley Hansen just missed a double-double with 18 points and 9 rebounds.  Hannah Polejewski and Tori Ratz added 8 points each and Brynn Sternberg contributed 7.

Perham was led by Willow Thiel with 22 and Sydney Anderson with 13.

“This was a great team win for us,” said Head Coach Josh Steer.  “We had balanced scoring, played well defensively and competed hard against a strong, well-coached Section opponent.”

Fergus Falls (9-4) will host the Hawley Nuggets on Thursday night and will travel to Detroit Lakes for an afternoon contest on Saturday.

Perham (8-4) has a home game against Heart O’ Lakes Conference opponent Barnesville on Thursday.