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ELIDA — Both Elida and Columbus Grove were looking to push the pace and squeeze off a lot on shots in their girls basketball non-league encounter Thursday night on the Union Bank Court of the Elida Fieldhouse.
Neither shot the ball all that well despite the tempo.

It came down to the free-throw line in overtime, where the host Lady ’Dawgs sank 7-of-8 in sealing a 58-54 victory.

“We put in a lot of time at the free-throw line in practice; you figure you’re going to be in a lot of close games and the line wins and losses a lot of them,” Elida co-coach Elise Jenkins explained. “It’s not just one or two girls, either; a number of girls hit big free throws. Of course, Kylie (Downton) gets a big offensive rebound to send us to overtime. Again, if someone has an off-night — or a couple — someone is there to pick up the slack. That is what we want to instill in this program.”