The Sigourney Savages were on the wrong end of a pair of South Iowa Cedar League basketball battles Friday night against North Mahaska. The Sigourney girls scrapped and clawed early on with the 12th-ranked team in the state in Class 1A, trailing by only three at the end of the first quarter. But North Mahaska blew the game open in the second period, seizing a 28-9 lead at halftime and going on to win 48-31. Sophomore Josephine Moore paced the Savages with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while junior Carly Goodwin hit three three-pointers and posted 12 points, but it wasn’t enough to keep Sigourney from dropping to 5-5 in conference play and 8-7 overall.

The Savage boys also lost to North Mahaska 69-42. A 15-point deficit in the opening period became a 54-29 margin at the half as Sigourney falls to 6-5 in league action and 8-7 overall. Both Savage teams return to play tomorrow evening at Iowa Valley.