Basketball Recap: Zanesville Comes Up Short

Zanesville saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They took a 56-42 bruising from the Steubenville Big Red. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 568th, while the Big Red are ranked 98th).

When it comes to explaining why Zanesville lost, don't look at Kamy Morgan. Despite the final result, she posted 12 points.

It was another big night for Nylah McShan, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 15 rebounds for Steubenville. McShan's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 23 points. Lucy Jo Saccoccia was another key player, putting up ten points.

Zanesville has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season. As for Steubenville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7.

Zanesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Steubenville, they will take on Dover in a tournament on Saturday. Steubenville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.