MUSCATINE - The Cedar Rapids Prairie girls basketball team gave Muscatine a good battle in the season opener Tuesday before falling short, 63-57, in Muscatine in Josh Bentley's first game as head coach.

Freshman Elle Herold led Prairie with 13 points. Olivia Usher finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

Annabel Graettinger paced Muscatine with 26 points.

PRAIRIE (57): Moenk 1 0-0 2, Altenhofen 1 1-2 3, Rotter 2 1-2 5, Herold 5 2-3 13, Adams 3 0-0 8, Usher 3 4-5 10, Wagemester 0 2-2 2, Person 3 0-1 6, Stoffer 3 2-3 8. Totals 21 12-18 57.

MUSCATINE (63): Rusch 2 2-4 8, Spellman 0 0-0 0, Meyer 1 4-6 6, White 5 1-2 11, Graettinger 6 11-17 26, Hepker 2 0-0 4, Keitel 0 0-0 0, Oppel 2 2-5 8. Totals 63 20-34 63.

Halftime - Muscatine 31, Prairie 25. 3-point goals - Prairie 3 (Adams 2, Herold 1), Muscatine 5 (Graettinger 3, Rusch 2).