The JV Lady Marauders 8 game win streak came to an end tonight, as they fell to the Perry Ramblers 32-42. The loss moves OE to 8-3 (6-0 MMAC) on the season. It was a game of runs, as well as a game of responding to those runs. Unfortunately, tonight Perry responded more consistently than the Marauders.

"I feel like we came out with energy and executed well at the start of the game," Coach Belill added following the game. "Unfortunately we shot ourselves in the foot too many times, and our defensive effort and rebounding was lacking for much of the 2nd half."

Ovid-Elsie would jump out to an early lead (22-16) after two quarters, but struggle to keep their momentum going after halftime, as they would give up 16 points in the 3rd quarter. Twenty-eight Marauder turnovers (only 7 of which were Rambler steals), giving up 12 offensive rebounds, and a lack of spark in the 2nd half would shut the door on the Marauders chances to closeout the game.

"Despite all of the issues we inflicted upon ourselves, we pulled within 4 points by the end of the 3rd quarter, and even cut it down to 2 points in the first minute of the 4th," stated Belill, "but without that killer instinct to finish out the game, we allowed our opportunities to slip away."

Aubrey Kurka led all OE scorers with 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Haylee Palus (7 points, 3 assists, 2 steals) and El Carman (6 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals) wouldn't be far behind in the scoring column. Scoring was rounded out by Hailie McCreery (5 points), Tava Kvalevog (4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals), and Trinity Ziola (1 point).

The JV Lady Marauders are back in action this Thursday, as they'll welcome the Chesaning Indians to town for a MMAC rematch. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 PM.