BIDWELL — The River Valley Lady Raiders rallied from a six point half time deficit to hand Chesapeake (11-6, 6-2 OVC) its second league loss of the season.

The Lady Raiders (7-10, 3-6 OVC) trailed by as many as seven in the first half, but rallied in the second half to take the lead for the first time, as they went on to win 46-41.

Neither team scored for the first nearly three minutes of the contest, as the Lady Panthers struck first on a two-point goal by Kimmie Bennett. Chesapeake added another three points before the Lady Raiders scored at the 4:05 mark on a basket by Tracy Roberts. River Valley got as close as one point in the first, but a 6-0 run by Chesapeake gave the Lady Panthers a 13-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Chesapeake led 18-12 with 5:27 remaining in the second quarter. The Lady Raiders got to within four, but could not get any closer in the second, as Chesapeake took a 22-16 half time lead.

The Lady Raiders came back strong in the second half, as they went on a 11-2 run to start the half. River Valley took its first lead of the night at the 5:28 mark in the third quarter, and did not trail in the remainder of the contest. The Lady Raiders led 31-28 at the end of the third quarter. River Valley stretched out the largest lead of the night for either team with a 10 point lead at the 1:15 mark in the fourth quarter. The Lady Raiders held of Chesapeake’s late charge to win by a final of 46-41.

River Valley was led in the win by Brooke Marcum with 14 points and 14 rebounds to earn a double-double. Jessica Hager also hit double figures with 10 points. Roberts scored nine points, Kelsey Sands had eight points, and Cady Gilmore added five points. Hager and Alli Neville led the team in steals with two each. Hager also led in assists with four.

Bennett led the Lady Panthers with 21 points and Sarah Mayo added 14 points.

Chesapeake won the JV contest 31-12. River Valley was led by Mercedes Combs with nine points and Lenae Pence with three points. The Lady Panthers were led by Jackie Nelson with 111 points.

The Lady Raiders honored seniors Jenna Ward and Maria Corfias prior to the contest on Thursday evening.

River Valley travels to Meigs County for a make-up contest against the Lady Marauders at 1 p.m. Saturday.