BEA’s Jessica Moore tries to get past the Fairmont defender in a game played Jan. 27.

The St. Peter Saints out-muscled the visiting Blue Earth Area Buccaneers girls basketball team 68-34 when the two teams met in a Big South Conference tilt on Tuesday, Jan. 31.

St. Peter controlled the boards and had 30 rebounds to only 20 for BEA.

The Saints were also able to work the ball inside and made 61 percent (17 of 28) of their 2-pointers while the Bucs made 32 percent (8 of 25) of their shots from inside the arc.

BEA shot 29 percent (5 of 17) from outside the arc compared to 56 percent (9 of 16) for St. Peter.

The Bucs made all of their free throws but only made it to the charity stripe three times. The Saints attempted 11 shots from the free-throw line and made seven.

The Bucs had 19 turnovers to 16 for the Saints.

St. Peter outscored BEA 44-11 in the first half. The second half was more even with the Saints scoring 24 points to 23 for the Bucs.

Kate Armon, Lola Lundquist and Sophie Keister each scored eight points for the Maroon and Gold.

Keister and Chloe Groe each had three rebounds.

Armon and Erika Gaydon were each credited with three assists and Armon led the team with three steals.

BEA played host to Waseca on Friday, Feb. 3. The Bucs travel to Montgomery on Tuesday, Feb. 7, to take on Tri-City United. They are on the road again on Thursday, Feb. 9, when they travel to Sherburn to play the Martin County West Mavericks.

Be sure and check next week’s Faribault County Register for scores and stories on those games.

Fairmont 66, BEA 39

The Bucs got off to a good start when they played host to their I-90 rival, the Fairmont Cardinals, on Friday, Jan. 27.

Sophie Keister scored from the inside and guard Lola Lundquist hit a 3-pointer to give the Bucs an early 5-2 lead.

However, the Cards went on an 11-0 run and controlled the rest of the game.

Fairmont would lead by as many as 35 points in the second half which put running time into effect with nine minutes remaining in the contest.

Consecutive 3-pointers by Lundquist and Erika Gaydon cut the Cards’ lead to less than 30 points and restored the clock to regular time stoppages.

Gaydon finished with nine points on the strength of three treys. Keister, who fouled out with just under 10 minutes remaining in the game, tallied eight points, six rebounds and blocked four shots. Kate Armon finished with four points, six rebounds, four steals and three assists.