It’s hard to turn the ball over 27 times and win a game, let alone by double digits on the road.

But the DeKalb girls’ basketball team forced 19 turnovers of its own against Rochelle on Monday night, and Zora Watts had 10 rebounds and three blocks in the Barbs’ 46-31 win over the Hubs.

“Defense was really big, that’s what kept us steady at the beginning of the game,” Watts said. “It’s what kept us going, even when we ... hadn’t scored on offense as much as we wanted to each quarter. We would get it all back on defense.”

DeKalb (2-3), entering on a three-game losing streak, never trailed and built up a 16-5 lead in the first quarter after a layup by Alicia Johnson, who finished with seven points and six rebounds.

The Hubs (3-3) got as close as 17-12 to start the second quarter on a

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