Rivalry game: Rich Hill Tigers topple Hume

Sheila Morgan/Special to the Daily Mail/ Hume's Braelynn Morrison knocks down a baseline jumper, during the Hume junior high basketball Invitational.

The Hume Lady Hornets squared off against the Rich Hill Tigers Thursday night, in the semifinal round of the Hume Invitational junior high basketball tournament. After a defensive struggle in the first half, the Tigers pulled away for a 29-12 victory. Kassi Austin led the way for Rich Hill, scoring 12 points, while dazzling with her baseline-to-baseline quickness. The Tigers move on to play the Butler Bears in Saturday night's championship game.

Sheila Morgan/Special to the Daily Mail/ Hume's Hannah Gorda (22) steals the ball from Rich Hill's Mackenzie Wheatley.

Sheila Morgan/Special to the Daily Mail/ Hume Lady Hornets guard Jaylyn Rogers drives past Rich Hill's Taylor Coonce (11) on the way to the basket. Pictured in the background, Rich Hill seventh-grader Destiny Long (25).