It wasn’t pretty, gut-tough wins usually aren’t, but Mt Blanchard Riverdale wasn’t going for style points.

A victory will do, and it was earned 43-35 over Cory-Rawson in an Ohio girls basketball matchup.

It were a long ride home for the Hornets, which saw their late lead disappear with the Falcons’s 42-28 final-quarter performance.

The Hornets started on steady ground by forging a 7-1 lead over the Falcons at the end of the first quarter.

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