Du Quoin outscored Chester 24-11 in the first half, and then held off the Lady Yellow Jackets in the second half for a 46-37 victory Tuesday night in SIRR Mississippi Division girls basketball action.
Chester fell behind 12-6 in the first quarter and were outscored 12-5 in the second.
The Lady Jackets fought back in the second half outscoring Du Quoin 12-11 and 14-11, but couldn’t overcome the early deficit.
With the loss, Chester fell to 1-9 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
Hilary Best led Chester with 12 points.