For the past nine games, many things have gone right for the Brunswick High School girls basketball team.

Ever since dropping to 0-4, with their final loss of that stretch coming at home against Edward Little in mid-December, the Dragons reeled off nine consecutive wins, setting up a big-time rematch with the Red Eddies on Saturday.

Whether it was playing the night before in Biddeford, or EL looking to rebound from its second loss of the season to Windham, things went the Red Eddies’ way in a 35-22 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win.

EL improved to 12-2, while Brunswick fell to 9-5.

The first quarter told the tale of this one, as the Red Eddies rebounded, stole and shot out to an 18-3 lead.

“To beat Brunswick defensively we were tough tonight and luckily we scored enough points in the first half,” said EL coach Craig Jipson. “This was a good bounce back for us. The three days of rest helped us a lot.”

“We didn’t make any plays. That was the difference. We have to make plays and make shots to compete and we just didn’t,” said frustrated Brunswick coach Sam Farrell after his team made 8-of-45 total shots (17 percent).

In the first quarter the Dragons went 0-for-12 from the floor, and EL shot out quickly. Emily Jacques had six points, Jordyn Reynolds four, Karli Stubbs sank a trey and Grace Beaudet came off the Red Eddies bench and hit a key 3-pointer.

EL’s offense slowed from there, but the Red Eddies’ defense was relentless. The lead ballooned to 22-3 on a Reynolds putback before Brunswick’s Sabrina Armstrong canned the Dragons’ first field goal with 2:03 remaining until halftime.

In all, Brunswick made just 1-of-20 from the floor in the first half, committed 13 turnovers and trailed 24-5 at the break.

Second half

Brunswick found its footing a bit in the third quarter. Led by Armstrong’s five points, the Dragons climbed to within 17, 29-12 after three quarters.

“We have to look to score. We play keep-away too much on offense,” said Jipson after his Red Eddies were just 2-of-9 from the floor in the third quarter and committed eight turnovers. Brunswick kids play really hard. They are a good offensive basketball team. The good thing this year is they are in A and we will not have to see them again.”

Brunswick made a run in the fourth quarter as the game’s intensity picked up. Two Dragons went to the bench with injuries, but Adrianna White gave the Brunswick faithful some hope, scoring six straight points to get the Dragons to 33-22 with 1:05 remaining.

“We were giving up some easy baskets down the stretch, with Jacques and Reynolds (four fouls each) worried about fouls,” said Jipson.

But, EL rode its fast start, with Jacques finishing off her eight-point, 11-rebound effort with two free throws to complete the 35-22 Red Eddie win. Reynolds matched Jacques with eight points and added seven boards, while Beaudet pitched in seven points. Perry chipped in five points, four steals and three assists.

“Jade Perry and Grace Beaudet played really well today after three good practices. Both had to play more due to foul trouble,” said Jipson.

For Brunswick, White led the way with a game-high nine points and picked up five rebounds and three steals. Armstrong added eight points, six boards and four steals.

Both teams returns to action on Tuesday – Brunswick at home against Cony and EL visiting rival Lewiston. Both tips are slated for 7 p.m.

Edward Little 35,
Brunswick 22

Saturday, at Auburn
Brunswick— 32710—22
EdwardLittle—1865 6—35
Brunswick — Charlotte MacMillan 1-
1-3, Sabrina Armstrong 2-4-8, Madeline Suhr 0-0-0, Emily Black 0-0-0,
Adrianna White 4-1-9, Brooke Barter
1-0-2, Aidan Sachs 0-0-0, Anna
Kousky 0-0-0, Brianna Newton 0-0-0,
Margaret Dickinson 0-0-0, Heather
Kinee 0-0-0, Alicia Armstrong 0-0-0,
Allie Eck 0-0-0. Totals — 8-6-22.
Edward Little — Jade Perry 2-1-5,
Piper Norcross 1-0-2, Jordyn
Reynolds 3-2-8, Karli Stubbs 2-0-5,
Emily Jacques 3-2-8, Kaylee Jipson
0-0-0, Grace Beaudet 3-0-7,
Francesca-Beth Haines 0-0-0. Totals
— 14-5-35.
3-point field goals — (EL) Grace
Beaudet, Karli Stubbs.
Records — Edward Little 12-2,
Brunswick 9-5.
Up next for the Dragons — Tuesday
at home against Cony, 7 p.m.