Basketball Recap: Lexington Picks Up Eighth Straight Win at Home

Lexington won the last time they faced New Philadelphia and things went their way on Friday too. The Lexington Minutemen came out on top against the New Philadelphia Quakers by a score of 56-49. Winning may never get old, but the Minutemen sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/17/25 vs New Philadelphia	56-49
01/11/25 vs Perkins	62-56
01/03/25 vs Ashland	71-54
12/27/24 vs Madison Comprehensive	65-45
12/20/24 vs Mansfield Senior	74-70
+ 3 more games

Lexington's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for New Philadelphia, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lexington has already played their next game (against Wooster), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. New Philadelphia will welcome John Glenn at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in John Glenn's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.