Heights girls fall to Lodi

Wisconsin Heights’ girls basketball team felt awfully good after jumping to a 3-1 start this season. But the Vanguards had a rough go of it and dropped a 61-32 decision to Lodi on Dec. 13. Lodi raced to a 42-11 lead and maintained a comfortable lead the entire second half. Heights fell to 3-2 overall. “Lodi is a very talented team who applied a well-run 1-2-2 press,” Heights coach Tyler Fuchs said. “We struggled to beat this, which led to easy transition points for them. When we did beat the press, we had difficulties slowing down and setting up our offense to get good looks.” One positive for the Vanguards was they played much better in the second half than the first. “The girls didn’t drop over and quit when facing a large deficit,” Fuchs said. “They continued to fight hard and use it as an opportunity to get better.  “We didn’t get the results we were hoping for these past two games, but I am proud of the girls’ will to not quit and continue to compete until the final whistle. We use it as an opportunity to continue to work on things and improve our game, which will help us as the season goes on.” • On deck: Heights hosted Juda Tuesday, then is at Poynette Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The Vanguards will then have a two-week break until Jan. 2 over the holidays.