Memorial hasn't had much luck against Mineral Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The two teams will face off at 5:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played.
Memorial is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Springfield and fell 51-24. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 800th, while the Tigers are ranked 318th).
Meanwhile, Mineral Ridge waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 66-25 win over the Golden Flashes. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 32 points or more this season.
Mineral Ridge's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.8 points. As for Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Memorial was taken down by Mineral Ridge 72-8 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mineral Ridge's Ava Hulett, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. Now that Memorial knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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