OTTAWA LAKE — The top two scorers in the TCC went toe-to-toe Tuesday with Whiteford and guard Baylee Baldwin coming out on top.

The Bobcats beat Morenci 66-57. Baldwin scored a career-high 34 points while Lindsey Walker chipped in with 12.

Morenci’s Daelyn Merillat connected on eight 3-pointers and finished with 29 points for the Bulldogs.

The Bobcats host Sand Creek Friday in a girls-boys varsity doubleheader. It is part of a big night at Whiteford which will include the Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Baldwin and eight other Whiteford seniors.

Whiteford 66, Morenci 57

MORENCI (57)

Keller 1(1) 3-4 6, Kaiser 3 0-0 6, Merillat 10(8) 1-2 29, B. Shoemaker 1(1) 2-4 5, Rorick 2(2) 0-0 6, Valentine 0 3-6 3, E. Shoemaker 1 0-0 2. Totals 18(12) 9-16 57.

WHITEFORD (66)

Taylor 0 2-10 2, Baldwin 12(5) 5-8 34, Lipp 2(1) 2-2 7, Durden 1 2-3 4, Walker 5 2-9 12, Kohler 1 0-0 2, Eipperle 2 1-2 5. Totals 23(6) 14-34 66.

MORENCI            16           10           11           20           –              57

WHITEFORD       17           22           13           14           –              66

Total fouls – Morenci 24, Whiteford 17. Fouled out – Merillat, B. Shoemaker. Technical fouls – None.