After a long bus ride, a game that resembled football at times, and ultimately a power outage, the JV Lady Marauders came out on top 38-7 against the Lakeville Falcons to move to 3-2 (2-0 MMAC) on the season. Although the game got physical at times, OE's ladies never backed down and stood their ground.

"It was a physical game throughout," added Coach Belill, "but I was proud of our toughness and how we continued to work on executing better on both ends of the floor." OE's defense set the tone, turning the Falcons over 26 times on the shortened night. With only a minute or two left in the 3rd quarter, the power went out. Both coaches and Lakeville's AD - taking the score and gameplay into account - agreed to call the game as it was at that point in favor of OE - as the restoration time for power was well beyond a reasonable length to wait.

The Lady Marauders were led in scoring by Haylee Palus with 8 pts (4 steals) and Aubrey Kurka with 6 pts (7 rebounds). OE's scoring was rounded out by Natalie Stoneman (5 pts, 5 steals), El Carman (4 pts, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals), Mikayla Bashore (4 pts), Tava Kvalevog (3 pts, 4 rebounds), Hailie McCreery (2 pts, 5 rebounds), and Trinity Ziola (4 rebounds), Katie Thornton, and Sophia Sweet all with 2 points.

This win moves the JV Lady Marauders into the new year, as they won't pick back up action until Thursday, January 6th at New Lothrop (7PM tipoff).