Wauwatosa East coach Rob Hamill had to be pleased with his Red Raiders' performance last week.
Tosa East opened the week with a hard-fought, but disappointing 46-35 loss at first-place West Allis Central (5-0, 7-2 overall) on Jan. 5 in a Greater Metro Conference contest.
The Red Raiders then whipped last-place West Allis Hale (0-5, 0-10), 48-36, Friday at home.
The Red Raiders (1-3, 3-6) will now travel to Menomonee Falls (1-3, 3-8) for a 7:30 p.m. game Friday.
Alexa Kramer, who finished with nine points against Hale, had three 3-pointers that played an important part in the win. East had only one more field goal and one more free throw than the Huskies, but the Red Raiders had four 3-pointers to only one for Hale.
The Red Raiders used big first (16-9) and third (10-5) quarters to run away with the win. Cara Walls scored 16 points, Talisha Simpson 10 and Cassie Osinski eight to lead the winners.
Against West Allis Central, Tosa East trailed only 35-29 going into the final period, but the Bulldogs pulled away with an 11-6 fourth-quarter advantage.
The Bulldogs led 16-15 after one quarter and 22-21 at halftime, before outscoring the Red Raiders, 13-8, in the third quarter.
Central was basically a two-man show, as Janie Myles scored 18 points and Lauren Hibbard added 17.
Only five Red Raiders scored, led by Simpson with 12 points and Kramer with nine.
"We did play well," Hamill said. "It was not a situation in which Central played poorly and benefited. We showed our potential. We took it to them; and if we hadn't worn down a bit in the fourth quarter, I think the result would have been different. WAC is a good team with a strong inside game."
Hamill praised the inside work of Osinski, who helped neutralize the advantage the Bulldogs had inside. He also praised Walls, who played the entire game, and Simpson.
"Talisha used her quickness getting to the offensive glass repeatedly," Hamill said. "In addition she shot 100 percent from the free-throw line and kept us in the game through three quarters.
"The challenge is to keep moving forward," Hamill said. "I believe now our players understand the level of intensity and effort they have to bring to every game."
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