Crusaders overcome Valley Central Vikings in girls basketball
Monroe. The team is now at 4-3 and will play Cornwall next week.
![Crusaders overcome Valley Central Vikings in girls basketball Crusader Brenna Quinn scores to give the Crusaders the lead in the second quarter.](http://www.thephoto-news.com/binrepository/308x432/0c0/0d0/none/1050949/FVIQ/dimgbk1_4-5852803_20230111145245.jpg)
![Crusaders overcome Valley Central Vikings in girls basketball Arianna Exarchakis scored 6 of her 13 points in the game in the second quarter.](http://www.thephoto-news.com/binrepository/308x432/0c0/0d0/none/1050949/WYIQ/dimgbk2_4-5852809_20230111145247.jpg)
![Crusaders overcome Valley Central Vikings in girls basketball Layla Green explodes past her defender. She scored 14 in the Crusader victory.](http://www.thephoto-news.com/binrepository/308x432/0c0/0d0/none/1050949/YYIQ/dimgbk3_4-5852811_20230111145250.jpg)
![Crusaders overcome Valley Central Vikings in girls basketball The Crusaders celebrate their 47-20 victory over the Vikings.](http://www.thephoto-news.com/binrepository/648x432/0c0/0d0/none/1050949/CAIR/dimgbk4_4-5852813_20230111145251.jpg)
The Crusaders traveled to Valley Central to take on the Vikings on Monday, January 9 at Valley Central High School. The Crusaders entered the game with a 3-3 record after losing to Wallkill 49-38 in their last game. The Vikings also came in with a 3-3 record after losing their last game to Warwick 57-23. The Vikings took advantage of a slow start by the Crusaders and took a 10-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Crusaders took the lead when Brenna Quinn stole the ball, raced down court to score and put the Crusaders up for good with 3:50 left in the half. As the Crusaders began to get their offense going, Arianna Exarchakis took over and scored 6 of her 13 points in the game, and the Crusaders took a 20-13 lead into the half.
In the second half, Crusader Layla Green took control and scored 11 of her game high 14 points, as the Crusaders pulled away to a 47-20 victory. The Crusaders victory brings their record to 4-3 on the season their next game will be Tuesday when they travel to Cornwall to face the Dragons.