MUSCATINE - Emily Clemens and Leticia Lerma scored 16 points apiece Saturday night as fourth-ranked Muscatine defeated Linn-Mar, 61-38, in a Class 5A girls basketball game in Muscatine.

Sara Strauel led Linn-Mar (1-1) with nine points. Kristen Eiles scored eight points for the Lions.

Muscatine (3-0) hit 21 of 33 shots for 63.6 percent.

LINN-MAR (38): Robertson 0 0-0 0, Yearling 2 1-2 5, Brandt 2 0-0 4, Christopher 0 2-4 2, Strauel 4 1-1 9, Harms 1 0-2 2, Jones 0 0-2 0, Eiles 3 2-2 8, Makinster 0 1-2 1, Foley 0 0-0 0, Major 2 0-0 5, Libenguth 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 7-15 38.

MUSCATINE (61): Clemens 4 7-9 16, Thiesse 3 0-0 7, Shoultz 1 0-0 2, Miller 0 0-0 0, Meeker 0 0-0 0, Graettinger 3 4-4 12, Lerma 6 4-7 16, Greenhaw 3 0-1 6, Nietzel 0 0-0 0, Beauchamp 1 0-0 2, Livermore 0 0-0 0, Andrino 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 15-21 61.

3-point goals - Linn-Mar 1 (Major 1), Muscatine 4 (Graettinger 2, Clemens 1, Thiesse 1).