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LEIPSIC — Grabbing an early lead in any contest is important and usually leads to a victory.

That’s exactly what the Leipsic Lady Vikings did on Tuesday night in their Putnam County League battle with the Fort Jennings Lady Musketeers in girls basketball action as the hosts scored the first 13 points of the contest on their way to a 56-27 victory.

The Vikings held their guests to just one basket from the field in the first half, that coming off the hands of Cassie Lindman with just under 30 seconds left before the break. Leipsic took a 15-2 lead after the first stop and led 26-9 at the halftime break.

Shaylyn Morman led three Vikings players in double digits with 12 markers, Kelly Nadler added 11 and Amber Gerdeman chipped in 10.
Ashley Gable led the way for Jennings with 11 points, going 4-of-4 from the charity stripe.