LEFT-HANDED RUNNER ­— Fairmont’s Brylee Miller (0) drives by Pipestone Area’s Emersyn Smidt and elevates en route to hitting a shot during Big South Conference basketball action Thursday night at Cardinal Gym in Fairmont (Photo by Greg Abel)

FAIRMONT — Fairmont girls basketball dispatched the Pipestone Area Arrows with ease 75-35 during Big South action Friday night at Cardinal Gym.

The Cardinals leaned on a balanced offensive attack with a focus on ball movement to get out to a comfortable lead.

Fairmont sophomore guard Brylee Miller set the pace for the first half, going 4 for 6 from the floor to go with four boards and four assists. Miller finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

Fairmont post player Nevaeh Rahm helped Miller on the interior, finishing with 13 points and seven rebounds. Rahm’s presence on the interior helped open the floor for the Cardinals shooting from deep.

Senior guard Ava Terfehr was the main beneficiary. Terfehr scored 13 points, going 3 for 4 from deep, while also dishing six assists and nabbing a pair of steals.

Also contributing to the Cardinals’ cause was junior forward Ellie Ortega. Ortega notched nine points to go with three rebounds and three steals.

Fairmont was able to dissect the Arrows’ 2-3 zone with ease while the Arrows struggled to find good looks against the Cardinals’ man defense.

“We moved the ball really well in the first half, we practiced it,” Cardinals head coach Sara Junkermeier said. “We knew that they had two really good guards that we had to defend and I think our defense actually fueled some of our offense, and we worked a lot on attacking that 2-3 zone (Wednesday) in practice.”

The pressure from the Cardinals led to easy buckets on the other end.

Sophomore guard Jadyn Kor led the Arrows with 12 points.

Another bright spot for the Arrows was eighth-grade guard Amyra Mahik. Mahik started the game a bit slow but ended strong with eight points, three boards and a pair of assists for Pipestone.

Following the blowout win, the Cardinals improve to 6-1 overall.

Fairmont tips off the Windom Holiday Tournament against Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27.

The Arrows fall to 1-6 overall and hope to right the ship when they play at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 2 against Marshall in Marshall.

FA 51 24 –75

PA 21 14 –35

FAIRMONT (75)

Terfehr 5-8 0-2 13, Rahm 6-7 1-2 13, Miller 4-12 2-2 12, Pendergast 4-8 0-0 11, Ortega 4-6 1-1 9, H. Klanderud 3-5 0-0 7, Becker 2-3 0-0 6, Reyes 1-5 0-0 3, Peyman 0-1 1-2 1.

PIPESTONE (35)

Kor 4-13 4-6 12, Mahik 4-8 0-2 8, Tuinstra 3-7 0-2 6, Moeller 2-3 0-0 5, Smidt 0-2 4-5 4.

Makayla Lowry generated 13 points to guide Fairmont to a 33-23 victory over Pipestone Area during B-squad action Thursday night in Fairmont.

Emelia Klanderud neared double-double territory by pocketing 10 steals to complement scoring seven points for the Cardinals (6-1), while Carys Gudahl chipped in eight steals.

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Martin County West 67, Windom Area 62 — Emily Anderson produced a team-best double-double performance of 23 points and 12 rebounds to help the Mavericks squeeze out a five-point nonconference win over the Eagles on Thursday night in Sherburn.

Anderson, who was recognized for eclipsing the 1,000-point career scoring mark against Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial on Dec. 5, also distributed four assists and blocked three shots in MCW’s win.

Maddie Carlson and Ella Carlson each supplied a pair of double-double efforts for the Mavericks. Maddie Carlson scored 19 points, grabbed 10 boards and pocketed three steals, while Ella Carlson delivered 18 points, 10 rebounds and three assists.

Liv Borchardt added six points, five rebounds and four assists for the Mavericks, who made 17 of 45 shots from 2-point range on the game, 6 of 16 from 3-point distance and 15 of 23 at the free throw line.

Haidyn Sammons produced a game-high 24 points for Windom Area, while teammate Hannah Dauer connected for 20 points.

Martin County West (7-2) is idle until traveling to Madelia on Friday, Jan. 5, for a Valley Conference game.

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North Union 48, Eagle Grove 34 — Naomi Jones delivered stellar all-around numbers to power the Warriors to a 14-point Top of Iowa Conference victory over the Eagles on Thursday night in Armstrong.

Jones netted 15 points, grabbed six rebounds, distributed five assists and pocketed four steals, while teammate Ainsley Ulrich contributed 14 points and four steals to the win.

Libby Stevens scored nine points for North Union, while Olivia Merrill collected six points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots.

Ava Steinberger supplied four points and six boards, while Shallie Walders added four assists, five rebounds and three steals for the Warriors.

North Union made 16 of 35 shots from 2-point range, 3 of 19 behind the arc and 7 of 12 at the free throw line.

North Union (7-4) travels to Garner-Hayfield/Ventura on Friday, Jan. 5.