On Wednesday, the Mineral Ridge Rams escaped with a win against the Struthers Wildcats by the margin of a single free throw, 54-53.
Mineral Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ava Hulett led the charge by dropping a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Hulett a new career-high in offensive rebounds (ten). Another player making a difference was Gianna Gilbert, who went 6 for 13 en route to 16 points plus three steals and two blocks.
Mineral Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
The victory got Mineral Ridge back to even at 1-1.
Mineral Ridge will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Girard at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Struthers, they will take on Harding at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Struthers is looking for their season's first win.
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