Basketball Recap: Meigs Beats Nelsonville-York for Their Seventh Straight Win

Marauders

Previous Games

02/14/25 @ Nelsonville-York	67-53
02/08/25 vs Westfall	77-68
02/07/25 @ River Valley	92-50
02/04/25 vs Alexander	70-49
01/31/25 vs Vinton County	78-41
+ 2 more games

Meigs waltzed into their match on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They enjoyed a cozy 67-53 victory over the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Buckeyes are ranked 488th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meigs pushed their record up to 20-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.7 points over those games. As for Nelsonville-York, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.

Meigs does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nelsonville-York, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Federal Hocking at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Federal Hocking has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.