Dexter, Missouri - After defeating the Neelyville in the Championship game of the 2017 Royals Christmas Classic, the Lady Tigers wanted some payback.. 

The first three quarters were well balanced between the two rivals, but the fourth quarter was all Neelyville.  The Lady Tigers outscored the Cats 26 - 16 in the final period of the match-up.

The Tigers had four athletes scoring in double digits.

Jentri Worley recorded a game-high 26 points for Neelyville. She had 3 treys.

Lauren Crossen and J'Kayla Fowler each contributed 18 points. Crossen had three 3-pointers.

Ashley Oxley tallied 10 points on five buckets shooting 71% from the field.

The Lady Cats also had four players in double digits.

Chaylea Mosby, a sophomore, tallied a team-high 18 points shooting 75% from the field on buckets.  She also finished with 2 treys.

Senior Cheyenne Mosby recorded 14 points on four buckets and one trey.  She was 3/3 at the charity stripe.

Maycie Martin finished with 11 points on 5 buckets shooting 56% and was 1/3 at the free thrown line.

Natalie Sitze contributed 10 points including one trey and shot 100% from the charity stripe hitting all 5 of her free throws.

Final Score Dexter 67, Neelyville 75

Dexter        17   14   20   16  -  67

Neelyville   19   13   17   26  -  75

Dexter (67) - Maycie Martin 11, Rylee Allen 6, Natalie Sitze 10, Cheyenne Mosby 14, Hannah Thurmon 8, Chaylea Mosby 18.  FG 27, FT 9, F 20. (3-pinters: Natalie Sitze 1, Cheyenne  Mosby 1, Chaylea Mosby 2. Fouled Out: Martin)

Neelyville (75) - Jentri Worley 26, J'Kayla Fowler 18, Micaela Eakins 3, Lauren Crossen 18, Ashley Oxley 10. FG 24, Ft 21, F 14. (3-pointers: Fouled Out: None).

The Lady Cats will be back in action on Monday, January 19, 2017 as they travel to Park Hills.  Game time 6:00 p.m.