The Mineral Ridge Rams will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Girard Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Mineral Ridge focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 20 on Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, Mineral Ridge slipped by Struthers 54-53.
Mineral Ridge got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ava Hulett out in front who dropped 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 matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Girard had to start their season on the road on Monday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They lost to Columbiana on the road by a 43-28 margin. The Indians just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Mineral Ridge didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Girard when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 38-33 victory. Does Mineral Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Girard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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