Who would have thought shooting free throws with your eyes closed could pay off in the long run.
After suffering through the beginning of the season from the free throw line, the Lancaster Gales connected on 17-of-21 from the charity stripe to down visiting Groveport 60-51 in a Ohio Capital Conference-Ohio Division matchup.
"We started practicing shooting free throws with our eyes closed because we were shooting under 50 percent," Gales coach Sarah Chevalier said. "Tonight as a team we were 17-of-21, and last game we were 11-of-12, so something's working."
One of the things that worked Friday was the play of junior Hillary Jacks, who scored a game-high 23 points -- including 11-of-13 from the line.
"Hillary played a phenomenal game," Chevalier said. "She drove to the basket strong."