Learning can sometimes be rugged.

On Saturday, Jan. 14, visiting Class 2B Northwest League Orcas Island reverberated strong wave after wave in sailing to a 74-19 victory against Class 2B Northwest League Evergreen Lutheran in non league girls' basketball action.

Orcas Island improved to 4-7 and Evergreen Lutheran dropped to 1-6 overall.

After this encounter of the toughest kind, the key fundamentals for improvement are still apparent.

"Passing and boxing out are what we need to work on the most," said first-year Evergreen Lutheran head coach Nick Trebesch. "Once we learn how to get across half court, we can start making things happen."

First quarter action provided the theme that would reoccur throughout the entirety of the game. Utilizing a half court trap for steals and owning the offensive boards, the Orcas Island Lady Vikings broke away from a 2-2 deadlock to lead 13-2.

By the end of the first quarter, the Viking lead had grown to 21-4 with no signs of a let down.

Evergreen Lutheran kept fighting hard to only be outscored 20-12 in the second half, but on this occasion was simply over matched in all areas of the game.

Heather Schmeichel led the Eagles with eight points.

The Lady Vikings were paced by the 20 points of Bella Nigretto. Alena Jameson (15), and Shelbi Rogers (11) joined Nigretto in double figures scoring.

Orcas Island owned the boards 47-24 with 27 offensive rebounds.