After a string of five wins, Mogadore's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a 70-43 loss at the hands of the Rootstown Rovers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Rovers are ranked 54th).
Ari Tompkins
| 02/05/25 @ Rootstown | 23 |
| 12/23/23 vs Our Lady of the Elms | 20 |
| 01/22/24 @ Mineral Ridge | 18 |
| 02/21/24 vs Medina Christian Academy | 18 |
| 01/11/25 vs Field | 18 |
Despite the loss, Mogadore still got an impressive performance from Ari Tompkins, who posted 23 points and seven rebounds. Those 23 points gave Tompkins a new career-high. Julie Tompkins also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
It was another big night for Nadia Lough, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 boards for Rootstown. Lough is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Colbie Curall, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds.
Mogadore's loss dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Rootstown, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with the win, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season.
Mogadore has already played their next match (against LaBrae), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Rootstown will be playing in front of their home fans against Perry at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Rootstown knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Perry likes a good challenge.
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