Olathe ? Lawrence High’s girls suffered through offensive woes in a 49-41 loss to Olathe South on Friday.

“We struggled shooting the ball tonight,” LHS coach Kristin Mallory said. “We didn’t shoot the ball well although I thought we were taking good shots, and when you can’t put the ball in the whole it makes for a difficult evening.”

The Lions (6-11 overall, 2-7 Sunflower League) trailed 22-16 at halftime and 32-26 after three periods, but couldn’t pull off the comeback.

Lawrence trailed by just six in the fourth quarter, but Olathe South (12-6, 4-4) hit a three-pointer on an inbounds play to extend its lead.

“I felt like our girls continued to fight,” Mallory said. “I thought our girls showed a lot of heart in this one but we’ve got to turn the corner and put the ball in the hole.”

The Lions will play host to Free State on Monday.

Olathe South 49, Lawrence 41

Lawrence 6 10 10 15 41

Olathe South 9 13 10 17 49

Lawrence (6-11, 2-6) DeBiasee 13, Burnett 3, Fitzgerald 5, Polk 13, Klingler 5, Ricks 2.

Olathe South Dierks 2, Grisell 2, Wolf 13, Moppin 9, Clair 6, Tamisiea 6, Jensen 11.