JACKSON, Ohio — And here we go again.

The Eastern girls basketball team is headed to its third straight district final following a convincing 51-21 victory over Portsmouth Notre Dame Saturday afternoon in a Division IV district semifinal at Jackson High School in Jackson County.

The second-seeded Lady Eagles (17-5) shot 50 percent from the field in the wire-to-wire triumph, as EHS stormed out to an 11-0 lead and never looked back against the top-seeded Lady Titans. Notre Dame (19-4), which was limited to 20 percent shooting from the field, never reached double-digits in any one quarter of play.

Eastern led 16-6 after eight minutes, then went on a 13-3 charge in the second canto for a sizable 29-9 intermission advantage. Notre Dame managed its best output in the third stanza, but the Lady Titans were still outscored by a 10-7 margin en route to a 39-16 deficit headed into the finale.

The Lady Eagles closed regulation with a 12-5 run to wrap up the 30-point decision while picking up their fifth straight victory.

Eastern will face Waterford in the district final on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Jackson High School. The top-seeded Lady Wildcats defeated second-seeded Portsmouth Clay in the other district semifinal Saturday by a 64-37 margin.

The Waterford-Eastern matchup is a rematch of last year’s regional semifinal at Pickerington High School North, a game that EHS won by a 65-54 margin. Waterford, which has won seven straight district titles, is 2-0 against the Lady Eagles this year. Eastern will be aiming for its fifth-ever district crown.

The Lady Eagles connected on 21-of-42 field goal attempts, including a 4-of-12 effort from three-point range for 33 percent. EHS claimed a 33-22 edge in rebounding and also made 13 turnovers in the triumph, two less than Notre Dame’s tally of 15 giveaways.

Jenna Burdette led Eastern with a game-high 20 points, all of which came in three quarters of play. Jordan Parker was next with seven points, while the duo of Erin Swatzel and Brenna Holter chipped in six markers apiece.

Hayley Gillian added five points and Katie Keller contributed three points, while Savannah Hawley and Tori Goble rounded out the scoring with two markers each. EHS was 5-of-7 at the free throw line for 71 percent.

Jen Arnzen paced PND with seven points, followed by Raigan Simmons and Sammie Marting with four markers apiece. Notre Dame was 7-of-15 at the charity stripe for 47 percent and also connected on 7-of-35 field goal attempts, including a 0-for-4 effort from behind the arc.

Eastern 51, Ports. ND 21

EHS 16-13-10-12 — 51

PND 6-3-7-5 — 21

EASTERN (17-5): Jordan Parker 2 2-2 7, Kate Keller 1 1-2 3, Erin Swatzel 3 0-1 6, Jenna Burdette 8 2-2 20, Brenna Holter 3 0-0 6, Hayley Gillian 2 0-0 5, Savannah Hawley 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Myers 0 0-0 0, Cheyenne Doczi 0 0-0 0, Tori Goble 1 0-0 2, Cierra Turley 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 21 5-7 51. Three-point goals: 4 (Burdette 2, Parker, Gillian). Field Goals: 21-42 (.500). Rebounds: 33 (Keller 6, Burdette 6). Turnovers: 13.

PORTSMOUTH NOTRE DAME (19-4): Katie Stevenson 0 1-3 1, Libby Welsh 0 1-2 1, Jen Arnzen 1 5-8 7, Raigan Sammons 2 0-0 4, Katie Kayser 1 0-0 2, Madi Phillips 0 0-0 0, Sammie Marting 2 0-0 4, Stacie Ramey 0 0-0 0, Brooke Pierron 1 0-0 2, Leigh Ann Morgan 0 0-0 0, Maggie Hoover 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 7 7-15 21. Three-point goals: None. Field Goals: 7-35 (.200). Rebounds: 22 (Arnzen 6). Turnovers: 15.