PELLA — At halftime, things weren't looking too good for the Prairie City-Monroe girls basketball team Thursday night.
 

Despite trailing by 13 after just a five-point second quarter, the Mustangs rallied to take the lead in the fourth, but eventually fell just one basket shy of completing the comeback, losing 46-44 to Pella Christian.
 

"I was really happy with the girls' effort tonight," PCM coach Bret Grier said. "We told them before the game that they'd have to play a full 32 minutes to compete against a really good Pella Christian team. Unfortunately, we had just a little lull in the first half and they just stretched a lead out."