On the strength of a tenacious full-court pressure defense and a bench with plenty of depth, Fortuna High’s girls basketball team ran its record to 13-3 with a road win over Ferndale on Tuesday night, 45-30. The Wildcats fell to 11-6 as they simply couldn’t find any offensive rhythm in what their coach called their toughest night on that end in his three years. Evalynn Little got the Huskies started on the right note with a coast-to-coast two inside after a takeaway, Macee Marquez followed that up with a cut for two points, but Ferndale’s leading scorer Michaela Ellsmore got the hoop and harm with a three-point play that made it 4-3 Fortuna. Tinnley Pidgeon collared a loose...
