Viking girls struggle down the stretch in loss to Zumbrota-Mazeppa - Austin Daily Herald

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Viking girls struggle down the stretch in loss to Zumbrota-Mazeppa - Austin Daily Herald

The No. 8 seeded Hayfield/Schaeffer girls basketball team couldn’t find its offense down the stretch as it lost to No. 9 Zumbrota-Mazeppa (13-14 overall) 46-41 in a Section 1AA Tournament opener in Hayfield Thursday. The Vikings (15-11 overall) held a 40-36 lead with four minutes left, but they were outscored 10-1 down the stretch. “Turnovers and execution cost us at times throughout the season and it happened again tonight,” HSA head coach Kase…