Hot after halftime, Washington ‘chugs’ past Kennedy, 62-46, for 10th straight win

Cedar Rapids Washington's Hailey Becker, Gabriela Pedroso and Sira Doumbia, along with others, celebrate their 62-46 Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball win over Cedar Rapids Kennedy on Friday at Kennedy. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Samantha Becker likened her team to a train. “We stay on the tracks, keep on chugging along,” she said. The Cedar Rapids Washington locomotive continues to gather steam. Class 5A fifth-ranked Washington shot 71 percent from the floor in...