Tacoma Baptist toppled the Evergreen Lutheran girls, 46-13, in SeaTac 2B basketball action during Winter Fest day in Des Moines on Saturday, Jan. 28.

Despite the score, the homestanding Eagles showed positive development in several areas.

Early in the game, the Warriors exhibited improved ball handling skills and passed the ball around to create good shot opportunities with Heather Schmeichel scoring a basket to move the Eagles withinj 5-2.

The Crusaders used superior talent and experience to pull away for 17 straight points and a 17-2 advantage going into the second quarter and just kept accelerating away.

Evergreen Lutheran showed more poise against the press, using a player near the middle at halfcourt as the point of passing to beat the press better than it did in a previous encounter at Tacoma Baptist. Players also showed more awareness to find openings for passes. Rebounding was stil a tough area, but aggressiveness, especially on defense, surfaced in the form of players diving for loose balls and improved defensive positioning.

"We just didn't shoot well," said Eagle head coach Nick Trebesch. "It's good to see that we can get across halfcourt and do things."

Schmeichel scored seven points for Evergreen Lutheran.

Taylor Talen's 16 ponts and 10 rebounds led Tacoma Baptist. Sarah Zetler added 12 Crusader points.