By By Adam Robinson – Sports Editor
After not having such good luck of any kind in their first two games of the Robert Burke Classic holiday tournament at Pensacola Catholic, the T.R. Miller Lady Tigers won a close game against the host team Saturday night as they defeated Pensacola Catholic 34-32.
With the win, the Lady Tigers went 1-2 in the tournament and improved to 6-4 on the season.
After playing to a 9-9 tie at the end of the first quarter, the Lady Tigers held a 20-16 lead at the half after taking an 11-7 scoring lead in the second quarter.
The Lady Tigers kept their four-point lead at the end of the third as they held a 26-22 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
After holding a two-point lead with seven minutes left, Catholic was unable to convert on free throws as T.R. Miller held on for the two point win, 34-32.
Nakiya Smith led the Tigers with 12 points in the game as Kesha Peterson and Catherine Green were selected to the All-tournament team.
The Lady Tigers will be back in action on Thursday when they travel to Hillcrest to open up area play.
Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Evergreen.