With tough defense in the second half, Baldwin High’s girls basketball team earned a 45-32 home victory over De Soto on Tuesday.

Abby Ogle scored a game-high 25 points for the fourth-ranked Bulldogs, who improved to 12-0.

De Soto 10 10 7 5 — 32

Baldwin 10 11 11 13 — 45

De Soto — Mariah Grizzle 9, Tanith Beal 9, Sydney Jones 2, Julia Johnson 8, Madison Plake 2, Jackie Kennard 2.

Baldwin — Abby Ogle 25, Kayla Kurtz 12, Kate Ogle 4, Carly Lindenmeyer 2, Riley O’Rourke 2.

Perry-Lecompton boys 49, Sabetha 38

The Perry Lecompton boys basketball pushed past Sabetha, 49-38, to get back above the .500 benchmark on the season. With the win, the Kaws are now 8-6 on the year, including consecutive double-digit victories.

Junior Canaan Daniels netted a team-high 16 points at home Tuesday. Senior Isaac Christman (10 points) was the only other member to record double figures for the Kaws, who outscored their opponent in all but one period.

Perry-Lecompton will travel to Royal Valley Saturday.

Sabetha 9 5 14 10 — 38

Perry 11 11 11 16 — 49

Sabetha — Christian Meyer 9, Brett Staulbaumer 6, Braden Cox 2, Noah Garber 3, Trae Snyder 3, Joe Gruber 13, Eric Renyer 2.

Perry — Isaac Christman 10, Thomas Taylor 2, Cole Kellum 9, Cam Christman 1, Canaan Daniels 16, Connor Anderson 1, Jordan Spreer 9.