Bloomington Central Catholic used a 30-19 scoring advantage in the second half Friday night to come away with a 58-46 decision over the Teutopolis Lady Shoes in a game played a Parkland College in Champaign.

The Lady Saints broke out to a 22-16 lead after the first eight minutes, but T-Town got four points from both Isabella Zerrusen and Chloe Probst in the second period to pull within 28-27 at intermission.

BCC then outscored the Lady Shoes 13-9 in the third quarter and 17-10 in the final period to finish with the 12-point victory.

Chloe Probst was the lone player in double figures for THS, scoring 13 points. Zerrusen added nine.

The Lady Shoes are now 17-11 on the season. They will return home Monday to play Neoga.

For the second game in a row, the Teutopolis Lady Shoes faced a ranked team from Breese.

And for the second straight game, they put up a good battle.

In fact, they let one get away Monday night.

The Lady Shoes built a 15-point halftime lead. But the 5^th-ranked Breese Mater Dei Lady Knights staged a second half rally and came back to post a 51-44 win at home.

Things started well for T-Town. Chloe Probst scored seven points in the opening quarter and THS built a 14-10 lead. The Lady Shoes then outscored Mater Dei 19-8 in the second period to take a 33-18 advantage to the locker room at halftime. Chloe Probst and Mollie Ruholl combined to score 21 points in the first half.

But things changed in the third quarter. The Lady Knights forced some turnovers and began cutting into the lead. The hosts went on a 15-5 scoring spree to trim the margin to 38-33 heading into the final eight minutes.

Maris Zurliene, who scored 14 of her game-high 16 points in the second half, knocked down a pair of three-pointers and scored eight points in the fourth period, as the Lady Knights outscored THS 18-6 to pull ahead and come away with victory.

Mater Dei is now 20-6 on the season.

Chloe Probst scored 13 points and Ruholl added 12 for Teutopolis.

The Lady Shoes are now 17-10. They will return to action Friday with their annual game against Bloomington Central Catholic, which is played at Parkland College in Champaign.

The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes outscored Newton 26-13 in the second half Tuesday to rally from a halftime deficit and post a 43-34 road victory.

The host Eagles used a 17-8 scoring advantage in the second quarter to take a 21-17 lead at intermission. But the Shoes responded with a 14-5 surge in the third period to go on top 31-26, heading into the final period. T-Town then outscored Newton 12-8 in the final eight minutes to secure the win.

Garrett Gaddis was the only THS player in double figures, finishing with 15 points. Joey Niebrugge pulled down 11 rebounds and Mitch Koester had 3 steals and 3 assists.

The Shoes improved to 15-8 on the season. They will be back in action Friday night when they travel to Effingham to face the state’s No. 1 Class 1A team, the St. Anthony Bulldogs.

In a span of five days, the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes have faced two of the best Class 3A teams in the state.

After playing at Mt. Zion on Tuesday night, T-Town traveled to the Pinckneyville Shootout on Saturday and faced No. 10 Centralia.

The Shoes stayed within striking distance in the first half, but the Orphans used a big third quarter to pull away, en route to a 58-24 decision.

Centralia led 23-13 at halftime. Cruz Harlan then connected on a three-pointer and scored seven points and Dustin Collins added four more, helping Centralia go on a 20-6 scoring surge in the third period to take control.

Collins finished with a game-high 15 points and Harlan added 12, as the Orphans improved to 23-2 on the season.

Garrett Gaddis scored 10 points for Teutopolis.

The Shoes are now 14-8 on the season. They will play at Newton on Tuesday night.