WILLOW WOOD, Ohio —It wasn’t quite the same as the performance that the Lady Rebels put on the first time they beat Symmes Valley, 55-16 back on Jan. 7th in Mercerville, but South Gallia got the victory over the Lady Vikings 52-35 Saturday evening in Lawrence County.

The Lady Rebels (15-4) and SVHS (7-11) seemed evenly matched early on as the hosts had the 10-9 first quarter lead. South Gallia outscored the Lady Vikings 12-11 over the next eight minuets to tie the score at 21 headed into the half.

The Lady Rebels came out of halftime hot, going on a 16-5 run on the strength of eight points by Meghan Caldwell in the third period to take a 37-26 lead into the finale.Ellie Bostic scored eight in the final stanza to help SGHS on a 15-9 run to end regulation and get the win, 52-35.

Bostic finished with 19 to lead the Lady Rebels, and Rachel Johnson scored 14 points. South Gallia’s Meghan Caldwell had 10 points, Jasmyne Johnson had eight and Lesley Small rounded out the visitor’s scoring with one point.

Kalli Hund led SVHS with 12 points, followed by Megan Johnson scored nine including 5-of-6 from the line.

South Gallia returns to action in their final regular season contest when it hosts Miller at 6 p.m. in Mercerville.

South Gallia 52, Symmes Valley 35

SG 9-12-16-15 — 52

SV 10-11-5-9 — 35

SOUTH GALLIA (15-4): Sara Bailey 0 0-0 0, Ellie Bostic 7 5-7 19, Lesley Small 0 1-2 1, Meghan Caldwell 4 2-4 10, Caitlin Watson 0 0-0 0, Rachel Johnson 7 0-0 14, Jasmyne Johnson 4 0-0 8. TOTALS: 22 8-13 52. Three-point goals: none.

SYMMES VALLEY (7-11): Marlenna Davis 1 0-0 2, Gracie Waddell 1 1-2 3, Elly Fulks 1 1-2 3, Kalli Hund 6 0-6 12, Megan Johnson 2 5-6 9, Sarah Crabtree 1 0-2 2, Hannah Maynard 2 0-0 4, Linsey Kouns 0 0-0 0, Taylor Michael 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 14 7-18 35. Three-point goals: none.