Looking for their first win over the visiting Liberty Center Tigers since 2018, things were looking up for the Lady Rams as they led by 16 points late in the third quarter.

In this young 2024 young season, very little luck has been on the side of the Lady Rams, Liberty Center started to chip away at a 36-20 deficit late in the third quarter, cutting it to 36-24 at quarters end.

Seeing the Tigers get back in the game at 39-33, Lady Rams leadman coach Thiel called for a timeout with 3:23 on the clock.

Tinora burned 90 seconds off the game clock with just over three minutes on the game clock, utilizing great ball movement and crisp passing. The Tigers would eventually have to foul to stop the clock.

Liberty Center rode the wave, led by sophomore Hope Atkinson and her 18 points on six three pointers, trimming the large deficit down to 43-40 with just over 12 seconds remaining, the Tigers would foul and send Tinora senior Julia Durfey to the line, Durfey would hit both clutch free throws, sealing the Lady Rams 45-40 win.

Tinora led the Tigers after one quarter of play, 9-6.

The second quarter saw lots of fouls on the Tigers, and lots of missed free throws by both team, Tinora however, did bucked 16 second quarter points to take a 25-17 lead to the half.

Hope Atkinson led the Tigers with nine points at halftime, while Tinora was led by Tatum Creps who threw in eight points off the Lady Rams bench.

Liberty Center would have three players foul out in the contest.

Liberty Center 6-11-7-16=40
Tinora 9-16-11-9=45

Liberty Center scoring: Bailey 1, Atkinson 18, B Mohler 4, C Mohler 9, Krugh 1, Fuller 7

Tinora scoring: Meyer 3, Blanchard 14, Creps 8, Durfey 6, Okuley 11, Bailey 3

Liberty Center falls to 2-2. The Tigers will be in action next Tuesday at Springfield

Tinora improves to 3-5 and will be at Wauseon on Tuesday.

The Higbea Embroidery Player of the Game went to Eowyn Blanchard, Congratulations, Eowyn.

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