Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com

LATHAM — With the game on the line, the Green Lady Bobcats went to the line and the got everything lined up right.
Facing a possible upset on the road, the Green Lady Bobcats hit clutch shots in the fourth quarter and held off the Western Lady Indians 44-38 in a Southern Ohio Conference game on Thursday.
The Lady Bobcats were clutch at the foul line in the fourth quarter as they converted 9-of-15 free throw attempts.
Kasey Kimbler hit a 3-pointer and bucket for the only Lady Bobcats’ points from the field in the quarter as they outscored Western 14-9.
Kimbler finished with 20 points to lead Green (13-5, 10-2). Kame Sweeney added 9 points.
Jordyn Rittenhouse had 15 points for Western (2-16, 2-8).
Kimbler and Kimberly Brown hit 3-pointers as Green took an 8-7 first quarter lead. Alyssa Marhoover scored 5 points for Western.
Each team scored 11 points in the second quarter and it was 19-18 at the half.
Kimbler hit another trey and scored 7 points with Sweeney adding 4. Chloe Beckman and Alicia Francis scored 4 each for the Lady Indians.
Both teams scored 11 points again in the third quarter as Green was left clinging to a 30-29 lead.
Anna Knapp and Kimbler hit 3-pointers and Sweeney was 3-for-4 at the line in the quarter. Rittenhouse had a 3-poiner and 5 points and Beckman 4 points.
Green 8 11 11 14 = 44
Western 7 11 11 9 = 38
GREEN (13-5, 10-2): Anna Knapp 0 1 1-2 4, Kasey Kimbler 3 4 2-4 20, Kimberly Brown 1 1 2-5 7, Kame Sweeney 2 0 5-8 9, Charli Blevins 0 0 3-4 3, Kaylee Christian 0 0 0-0 0, Brelan Baldridge 0 0 1-2 1. Totals: 6 6 14-25 44. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: None.
WESTERN (2-16, 2-8): Chloe Beckman 4 0 0-0 8, Jordyn Rittenhouse 3 1 6-8 15, Kenzi Ferneau 0 0 2-4 2, Alyssa Marhoover 2 0 1-2 5, Alicia Francis 3 0 0-0 6, Taylor Grooms 0 0 0-0 0, Sakayla Beckett 0 0 0-0 0, Brooklyn Tackett 1 0 0-2 2. Totals: 13 1 9-15 38. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Tackett.