The CAM girls basketball team used some hot outside shooting to build a lead and held off a late rally from Southwest Valley for a 69-64 win on Monday night. The Cougars jumped out to an early 18-3 lead but saw the Timberwolves close the gap to 6 by halftime. CAM pushed the lead out again in the third quarter, leading 55-40 at the end of the period. Southwest Valley slowly chipped away and Rylee Jacobs got hot late to get the Timberwolves as close as 1 in the waning moments. Jacobs hit a long 2, followed by two straight 3’s in a three possession stretch. Zoey Baylor got fouled with CAM up 65-64. She calmly stepped up and knocked down both free throws to push the lead back to 3. Molly Venteicher came up with a big rebound on the Timberwolves next possession and she nailed two free throws to seal the win.

Sammi Jahde led the way with a brilliant shooting night, sinking 6 threes in the game and finishing with 29 points. After the game Jahde said it was just one of those nights where teammates were finding her open.

Zoey Baylor finished the game with 21 points for CAM. Head Coach Joe Wollum said it was great to see his team come through in a tight late-game situation.

The Cougars improve to 5-1 on the season and will close out the pre-holiday break portion of their schedule at home Tuesday night against Glidden-Ralston. Coach Wollum said they are in great shape heading into the break.

Southwest Valley was led by 17 points from Jentry Schaffer and 16 from Maggie Haer. The Timberwolves fall to 2-4 and will host Lenox on Tuesday night.