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Visiting Ada went scoreless in the third period and lost 44-19 at Columbus Grove in Northwest Conference girls basketball play Thursday night, December 9.

Grove led 21-13 at halftime, but outscored Ada 15-0 in the decisive third quarter to pull away. 

The Ada girls fell to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in the NWC with the defeat. The Grove girls improved to 4-1 and 2-0 with the victory.

"I was pleased with our defensive efforts," said Ada head coach Morgan Bass. "The first half was fun and competitive, but we hit a block in the third quarter as we did not score.

"I am proud of our efforts but we are moving on to try and get better for the next game," she added.

Visiting Riverdale High School girls basketball team broke open a tie game with a 12-0 run to start the fourth period and went on to beat the Ada team 53-41 in a non-conference game Tuesday night, December 8.

Tied 33-33 after three quarters of play, the more experienced Lady Falcons outscored Ada 20-8 in the decisive fourth period to win going away. 

The Lady Bulldogs are 2-4 with the defeat. The Falcon girls improved to 3-4 with the victory.

"We crumbled after it was 33-33," said Ada head coach Morgan Bass. "Riverdale wanted it more, they were tougher in that moment. They had five seniors on the floor."