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NORWICH – The Norwich Purple Tornado girls varsity basketball team hosted Binghamton on Thursday night, pulling out a 42-34 victory.

The Tornado girls were led by Abby Flynn, who was their top scorer with 12 points, and Saige Benedict, who added 10 points and was a perfect six-for-six from the charity line.

The Tornado girls jumped ahead 18 to 6 after a strong first quarter, but lost their flow in the second as they only scored 3 points leading up to halftime.

Norwich led 21 to 14 at the half, but Binghamton would bounce back in the third, closing in on the Purple Tornado to trail by only one point going into the final quarter.