Riverdale's girls weathered a tight and intense first quarter to pull away from Lawrence County for a 73-40 win and spot in the Region 4-AAA finals on Monday night at Siegel.
The Lady Warriors will face Stewarts Creek on Wednesday for the region championship at 7 p.m. at Siegel.
The Lady Wildcats brought a raucous crowd from Lawrenceburg to Siegel High Tuesday night for the semifinal contest. That helped them hang around at 18-13 at the end of the first quarter.
But by halftime, the state and nationally top-ranked Lady Warriors had used their disorienting pressure and trapping defense and dominating inside play to build a 39-19 lead.