In the midst of a 63-26 loss to Community R-VI on Tuesday, Coach Fred Ross was still quick to find positives from his team’s performance.With each contest, the Wright City girls have become a little more patient with their offense, hanging with opponents longer each time.Tuesday’s game was much the same, as the Wildcats slowed the game down and were able to set up in their halfcourt offense for at least a while.“We got a quarter out of them this time,” said Ross. “We really ran through our offense and got several good looks. We protected the basketball and drew some fouls.”He eluded to the “keys of the game,” which he had scribbled on the board in the locker room. This time the Wildcats executed in the first quarter, but much as in recent games, they diverted from the plan in the second period.“The girls tried to change some things and dribble through double-teams,” said Ross. “They set a 1-3-1 trap on the wings, and we were trying to dribble through it instead of jump over the top of it.”By halftime Wright City trailed 38-16, having spent much of the time at the free-throw line. The teams combined to shoot a total of 30 foul shots during that stretch.“We got a little lazy on fouls, and there were a lot of fouls called in a closely officiated game,” said Ross.Community built on its lead in the third period, winning the majority of the loose balls and going after steals. The Trojans were able to snatch the ball away on several occasions, but Ross lamented more over his team’s nine unforced turnovers. He says it leads back to the Wildcats not having a true point guard.“(Amy) Janowski is getting better, but having lost point guards from the last few years set us back some,” said Ross. “Some of the younger girls don’t make good decisions with the ball, because they don’t have the experience.”Trailing 56-22 heading into the third period, Ross says his team began to settle down and return to its gameplan in the final eight minutes.“I thought we took the ball to the basket pretty well tonight,” said Ross.Savannah Bridges led the Wildcats with 10 points, while Jada Hunter had five.Wright City made just 10 of 23 attempts from the free-throw line.WILDCATS OVERWHELMEDDerrick Forsythe photo.