SHABBONA – The Hinckley-Big Rock girls basketball team ran out to a double-digit lead early Thursday night against Indian Creek and never looked back in a 48-31 Little Ten Conference victory.

The Royals used a mixture of solid defense and hot shooting to claim a 21-7 first-quarter lead. H-BR hit on 9 of 13 shots in the opening eight minutes and forced eight turnovers.

“We played good defense for 32 minutes,” H-BR coach Greg Burks said. “The first quarter set the tone, then we were able to extend it a little more in the second. The second half we really just maintained, but I thought we managed the game pretty well. This was a big win in the conference.”