North Ridgeville was the 50-31 winner over Midview when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The North Ridgeville Rangers took a hard 65-51 fall against the Midview Middies on Wednesday. The Rangers were down 52-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
It was another big night for Leah DiFranco, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine assists for Midview. That makes it five consecutive games in which DiFranco has scored at least a third of Midview's points. Another player making a difference was Riley Frei, who posted three points and four steals.
North Ridgeville's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Midview, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-14.
North Ridgeville and Midview could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. North Ridgeville will challenge Berea-Midpark at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday down 218 places (358 vs. 140). Similarly, Midview (ranked 484th) will meet Avon (ranked 105th) at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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