CHEROKEE - The Spirit Lake girls fell behind by 10 points early to Cherokee but rallied with defensive pressure in the second quarter and ended up with a 57-42 victory.
Alissa Christoffer led the way with 20 points while K.J. Veldman finished with 14 and Emma Dau had 12.
Spirit Lake (6-1 overall), ranked fourth in Class 3A, will take on Class 2A top-ranked Western Christian (5-0) on Friday in Hull.