Two weeks ago, the Santo Lady 'Cats fell to the Strawn Lady Greyhounds in the third-place game at the Hico Invitational Tournament.
On Saturday afternoon, the Lady 'Cats turned the tables.
Santo, keyed by eight points from Shanna Stevens, outscored Strawn by a 4-2 margin in overtime and claimed a tough 38-36 victory in the third-place game at the Santo Invitational.
With the win Santo improved to 5-7 for the season. Strawn slipped to 7-5.
Strawn set the tempo early in the game. The Lady Greyhounds rode the inside game of Jamie Heflin and Zakia Winegeart to a 13-6 lead in the first.
Santo rallied to within 19-16 at the half with a 10-6 run in the second.
The Lady 'Cats hit stride in the fourth quarter. Santo went on a 7-2 run in the final eight minutes and forced the game into overtime with the score knotted at 34-34.
Santo moved into the third-place game following a 54-39 loss to Millsap on Friday. In that game, Stevens scored 10 points, while Tori Tackett and Sarah Van Remmen both added seven.
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Rams JV comes back to defeat Centennial, 51-45
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Lady Rams fall behind early in loss to Centennial
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Sweet revenge
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Rams stay atop district with road win
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Three Rams in double figures in JV win over Bridgeport
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Heading east
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Lady Rams, Rams win soccer tilts
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Lipan outlasts No. 12 Graford Jackrabbits in clash of Top 25 teams
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Powell, Benavides lead Lady Rams to win over Bridgeport
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