Oh so close.

The Rock Hill Redmen had a strong finish and a good effort, but their upset bid fell short as they lost 58-54 to the Fairland Lady Dragons on Thursday in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

“Chelsea (Harper) gave us a spark and we had three players in double figures. We were right there with a chance to win. I think we started to understand what it takes. We played our guts out. You can’t ask for more than that,” said Rock Hill coach Matt Fulks.

Fairland (7-10, 2-6) took a 12-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and was up 24-19 at the half despite 10 points in the quarter by Harper.

Mackenzie Rucker scored seven pints including a 3-pointer and Lauren Fulks had six points as Fairland went up 42-32 at the end of the third quarter. Leah Terry had six points in the quarter for Rock Hill.

Rock Hill got within two points in the fourth quarter as Terry scored 12 points on three treys and three fouls shots. But the Lady Dragons were able to convert 12-of-20 free throws to hang on for the win.

“We picked it up in the fourth quarter and forced some turnovers and had a chance to,” said Fulks.

Fairland was only 17-of-74 from the field, but they were able to dominate the boards with 48 rebounds. Lauren Fulks had 15 rebounds and Lauren Phillips grabbed 11.

Rucker scored 18 points in her final home game to lead Fairland. Phillips added 10 points.

Rock Hill had four players in double figures as Harper scored 19 and Terry 18 including four 3-pointers. Kayla Skaggs added 10 points.

Rock Hill hosts River Valley at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Rock Hill 6 13 13 22 = 54

Fairland 12 12 18 16 = 58

ROCK HILL (0-19, 0-9): Courtney Duncan 1 0 0-2 2, Chelsea Harper 3 4 1-3 19, Stephanie Whitt 0 0 0-0 0, Hannah Long 0 0 1-4 1, Stephanie Whitt 0 0 0-0 0, Hannah Long 0 0 1-4 1, Megan Russell 1 0 1-2 3, Brittany Thompson 0 0 3-4 3, Kayla Skaggs 4 0 2-6 10, Leah Terry 0 4 6-10 18. Totals: 17-49 8-19 14-31 54. Fouls: 22. Fouled out: Harper. 3-point goals: 8-19. Rebounds: 12 (Skaggs 3, Long 3).

FAIRLAND (7-10, 2-6): Stormie Spitzer 0 0 0-0 0, Mackenzie Rucker 3 2 6-12 18, Brianna Day 3 0 1-4 7, Lauren Phillips 2 1 3-10 10, Lauren Fulks 1 0 6-10 8, Kerie Napier 2 0 0-0 4, Shelby Fuller 1 0 3-5 5, Kennon Clarkson 0 0 0-0 0, Sashe Burcham 0 0 0-0 0, Sam Lamb 0 0 0-0 0, Emily McMaster 2 0 2-2 6. Totals: 17-74 21-43 58. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: None. 3-point goals: 3-8. Rebounds: 48 (Fulks 15, Philips 11). Assists: 2.