The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes turned in a strong defensive effort, especially over the final three quarters Saturday, en route to an impressive 49-36 victory over Columbia.

It was part of the Greenville Shootout.

The Eagles scored 17 points in the opening eight minutes and held a 17-11 lead. But over the final 24 minutes, the T-Town defense only allowed 19 more points.

Meanwhile, the THS offense went to work and outscored Columbia 38-19 during that three-quarter stretch.

The Shoes led 24-22 at halftime and 37-31 after three quarters. T-Town then scored the first eight points of the fourth period to build a double-digit lead and maintained that the rest of the way.

Joey Niebrugge led the Teutopolis scoring attack with 12 points, while Garrett Gaddis had 11 and Tyler Pruemer, Austin Bloemer and Logan Lawson each added six.

The Shoes, winners of four straight, improved to 7-2. They will play Wednesday night at Mt. Vernon.