GIRARD — The Eisenhower Knights went on the road to Girard on Thursday evening, and after a slow start, defeated the Yellow Jackets 40-29 in Region 3 girls basketball.

Eisenhower found itself down 8-2 at the end of the first quarter with senior Riley Robinault scoring the only points.

The Knights defense held Girard to only 4 points in the second quarter and senior Clara Steinberg scored 10 points while fellow senior Laney Belcher added 3 points to give Eisenhower a 14-12 lead at the half.

The third quarter saw the Knights maintain their two-point lead as senior Lainey Font paced Eisenhower with 9 points.

With Eisenhower leading 26-24 to start the fourth quarter, the Knights saw their seniors take over as Belcher, Steinberg and Font scored 14 points, and Eisenhower’s defense held the Yellow Jackets to just 5 points for an 11-point win.

Eisenhower evened its record at 1-1 on the season and will be home Monday when Seneca travels to Russell for another Region 3 game.

EISENHOWER (40)

Font 5 3 14, Childs 1 0 2, Belcher 2 3 7, Robinault 1 1 3, Steinberg 5 2 14, Black 0 0 0. Totals 14 9 40.

GIRARD (29)

Scott 2 0 4, Lubenski 1 0 2, Pratt 4 1 10, Schultz 1 0 2, Bax 0 0 0, Feathers 2 1 5, Miller 0 0 0, Jenkins 2 0 4, Snow 1 0 2. Totals 13 2 29.

3-point goals–Font, Steinberg 2, Pratt.

Eisenhower 2 12 12 14 — 40

Girard 8 4 12 5 — 29