Basketball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Mineral Ridge

By Team Reports Feb 4, 2025, 2:43pm

Basketball Recap: Mineral Ridge Rams vs. McKinley Trojans

Rams

Previous Games

01/23/25 @ McKinley48-15
01/16/25 vs McDonald63-31
01/15/25 vs South Range75-40
01/13/25 @ Jackson-Milton65-24
01/10/25 @ Western Reserve55-50
+ 2 more games

Mineral Ridge extended their winning streak to seven games thanks to a huge performance from Ava Hulett. The Mineral Ridge Rams breezed by the McKinley Trojans to the tune of 48-15 on Thursday thanks in part to Hulett, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Her evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.

Another player making a difference was Lily Merolillo, who posted four points in addition to five boards and three steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played.

Mineral Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for McKinley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.

Mineral Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 72-60 loss against Ursuline on the 27th. McKinley has also already played their next game, a 37-21 victory against Windham on the 27th.

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