Basketball Recap: Edgewood Takes a Loss

Edgewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were beaten by the Ross Rams 70-40. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 646th, while the Rams are ranked 150th).

Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ella Allen, who posted nine points. What's more, Allen also posted a 57% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2024.

Lanie Lipps continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ross, going 14 for 27 to rack up 39 points and six steals. The contest was Lipps' sixth in a row with at least 17 points. Carmen Bosse was another key player, putting up 12 points in addition to seven boards and five steals.

Edgewood's loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Ross, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.

Edgewood has already played their next match, a 61-22 defeat against Waynesville on the 8th. As for Ross, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 49-39 victory against Oakwood on the 8th.