SULLY — The Braves of Montezuma (16-8) gave the Lynnville-Sully Hawks (19-2) all they could handle on Tuesday night. The Braves forced several turnovers with their 2-3 zone that perplexed the Hawks on a level they may have not anticipated. Montezuma executed their offense superbly and had the Hawks reeling.

The problem for the Braves is that was only the story of the first seven minutes. The next 25 belonged to the Hawks, whose suffocating defensive pressure and pinpoint outside shooting allowed them to run away with the game, 54-31.

As previously mentioned, the Hawks were flustered by Montezuma early on. Behind the Braves’ early run was a 2-3 zone defense that forced three consecutive turnovers in the first four Hawks possessions.