The Garinger Wildcats fought the good fight in their overtime contest against the Rocky River Ravens on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 58-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ravens. Garinger's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it four in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Garinger lost, one person who can't be blamed is Misa Garris. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 31 points and ten steals. That was a full 57.4% of Garinger's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Raziah Mitchell, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Garinger smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rocky River only pulled down 13 offensive rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rocky River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tristin Jarrett, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Jarrett has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Makenzie Michael, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Garinger has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record this season. As for Rocky River, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-16.
Garinger does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Rocky River also has no future games currently scheduled.
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