A Big Second Half Pushes the Lady Bulldogs to a 65 to 40 Victory Over Battle

Lady Bulldogs come up big in 65-40 win over Battle to close our the regular season.

February 27th, 2026

Lady Bulldogs Survive the Spartan Push

In the opening quarter, it must have felt that the Lady Bulldogs were stuck in the pass at Thermopylae as the Spartans unleashed a ferocious first quarter offensive attack with their 6’1” & 6’2” post players each scoring 5 points and their 5’10” guard hitting two 3 pointers.

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Their defense was just as potent, protecting the rim and forcing the Lady Bulldogs to adjust their shots due to the Battle size and length. But the Lady Bulldogs settled down as 5'10” Fr guard Bella Campbell was able to work her way into the paint and earn trips to the free throw line, going 4-4.

Showing Their Grit

As the Lady Bulldogs started to climb back into the game after being down double digits, it was a steal by 5'10” So guard Madison Hutton in the final seconds of the opening period that kick-started the Lady Bulldogs. Hutton was able to attack the Battle defender and find 5’8” Sr guard Mariah Watkins who was able to draw contact and convert the bucket earning a trip to the free throw line with no time left on the clock. The and-one play brought the Lady Bulldogs back to within 2, 16-18.

The Lady Bulldogs controlled the game the rest of the way as the defensive pressure made the Battle Spartans uncomfortable. The Lady Bulldogs created 20 turnovers on the game and slowed down the Spartan offense which built confidence in the Lady Bulldogs.

Click here to watch the Recap of the game versus Battle.

The rising confidence for the Lady Bulldogs was evident as they outrebounded the larger Battle Spartans. Hutton led the Lady Bulldogs with 6 while Campbell pulled in 5. Three players were in double figures with Watkins having a brilliant offensive performance in her final game at the Rolla Fieldhouse with 20 points, Campbell had 18 and Hutton finished with 11.

We will talk more about the Battle game and dig into the Class 6 District 2 bracket when we talk with Coach Charley Parker on Inside the Huddle.

Rolla 6th Man was loud and proud on U.S.A. night cheering on the Lady Bulldogs.

Next Up

Opening Round of Districts vs Lafayette (18-8)

Monday March 2nd at 7pm at Marquette HS in Chesterfield, Mo

• No recent history between these teams

• Both teams lost to Marquette who is the #1 Seed in Districts

• PPG: Rolla 59.5  vs Lafayette 46.4

• Points Allowed/Game: Rolla 50.6 vs Lafayette 40.3

Common Opponents: Rolla Lafayette

Marquette Loss (61 - 71) Loss (43-68)

Class 6 District 2 Brackets

STATS Rolla 65, Battle 40

The individual scoring (FG-FT-TP):

Rolla (16-10): Hutton 5-0-11, Watkins 9-1-20, Fontenot 1-0-2, Deremo 1-1-4, Campbell 7-4-19, Hollis 0-2-2, Wilson 1-0-3, Anderson 2-0-4

Battle (9-15): Frye 2-0-4, Jones 3-0-8, Griffith 1-1-3, Johnson 1-2-4, Warren 4-2-12, Hayes-Warren 1-0-3, Clark 1-4-6 

The score by periods:

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F

Rolla 16 13 23 13 65

Battle 18 7 7 8 40