The Charlestown Lady Pirates hosted the Eastern Lady Musketeers Tuesday evening in a critical MSC game in the CHS Sports Arena.  Eastern was riding an eight game winning streak entering the game.  The Lady Pirates struggled offensively the majority of the game; but defensively made it happen with a 49-36 win to improve their record to 14-2 (5-1 MSC).  After building a 30-21 halftime advantage, Charlestown came into the second half stepping up the defensive pressure, turning 18 visitor turnovers into high percentage offense.  Eastern’s (11-5 & 4-2 MSC) floor general found herself in foul trouble, about the same time in the fourth Justice Burdin did; however the Lady Pirates used a ten point lead to milk some time.  Shelby Goedeker drained a three pointer with just under two minutes remaining to seal the victory.  The Lady Pirates were led in scoring by Kaitlynn Henning’s 14 points and Justice Burdin’s ten.  Lexi Logsdon finished with 9 points, however consistently put herself in situations to help her team; earning her the Coyle Chevy, Buick, GMC, and Coyle Nissan Player of the Game.  Shelby Goedeker also finished with nine points while also battling foul trouble.  Charlestown is back on the road Friday at Providence for a non-conference showdown with the Lady Pioneers.

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Basketball team suffered through some cold shooting difficulties at home, falling to the Brownstown Lady Braves for the MSC lead 57-52.  The Lady Pirates were led in scoring by Kaitlynn Henning (18), Justice Burdin (15), Bethany Hall (7), and Shelby Goedeker (5).  Charlestown 13-2 is next in action Tuesday evening when hosting Eastern-Pekin (4-1 MSC) in the CHS Sports Arena.  TUESDAY’S GAME HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A PINK OUT GAME, IN HONOR OF CANCER RESEARCH, SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS.

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Basketball team won their fifth straight and improved to 13-1 over all this season by defeating rival Jeffersonville (9-7) Thursday evening in the CHS Sports Arena.  The Lady Pirates, led in scoring by Senior Kaitlynn Henning’s 18 points and Justin Burdin’s 14, led 9-3 at the end of the first quarter; however trailed the Lady Red Devils 23-18 at the midway point.  Shelby Goedeker finished the game with six points, while Lexi Logsdon and Bethany Hall both added three points each respectively.  “They never gave up….They played to the final buzzer”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Mike Prichard about the contest.  The game served as a warm-up for Saturday’s MSC Showdown versus Brownstown (12-3 & 5-0 MSC), which is scheduled to tip off beginning at noon in the CHS Sports Arena.  The varsity game will be broadcasted live by Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting beginning at approximately 1:30 pm on www.CPPSB.com.

The Charlestown Lady Pirates moved to 12-1 on the season with a 108-21 win over visiting Rock Creek Academy (4-11) in the CHS Sports Arena Tuesday evening.  Charlestown jumped out to a 26-5 first quarter lead before stretching it to a 62-7 halftime advantage before posting the victory.  The Lady Pirate starters accounted for 68 total points, lead by Justice Burdin’s 20 points, Lexi Logsdon’s 18, and Kaitlynn Henning’s 16.  The Lady Pirate reserves scored the remaining 40 points of the winning score.  Freshmen Erin Kimbrell (14), Bri Harvey (12), and Gabi Gagnon (8) combined for 34 points as even the Lady Pirate reserves were much more than the visiting team could handle.  Charlestown will host Jeffersonville (9-6) on Thursday evening, and Brownstown (12-3) on Saturday afternoon (1:30 pm) in a huge conference showdown.