Both Peabody-Burns Warriors teams fell to the Eureka Tornadoes in their first games of the Marion Classic basketball tournament Tuesday night.
The Lady Warriors lost 18-37, with Jory Rives leading scoring with 6 points. Nikki Sanders, Anna Lubbers, and Mallory Harris all scored 4 points each.
Coach Scott Bauer was happy with the team’s defensive play.
“We played very well on the defensive end,” Bauer said. “We just need to find a way to start producing on the offensive end.”
Peabody-Burns boys also lost to Eureka, with the final score of 18-58.
Austin Reynolds, Jayton Scott, and Tyler Ensz all scored 4 points each.
Both Peabody-Burns teams will play again on Friday, with the girls starting at 7 p.m. and boys following.
The tournament will continue into Saturday, with game times to be determined by results of Friday’s games.