Basketball Recap: Zane Trace Takes a Loss

Zane Trace was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Unioto Shermans 76-15. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Shermans are ranked 30th).

Several Pioneers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Emma Houston, who posted seven points.

Leading Unioto to victory were Milee Smith and Mya Hamilton. Smith went 11 of 13 on her way to 24 points in addition to six boards and five assists, while Hamilton went 7 for 14 on her way to 18 points and three steals. That's the most assists Smith has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Keyairah Beard, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 12 points.

Zane Trace's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Unioto, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Zane Trace will head out to take on Adena at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Unioto, they will venture away from home to square off against Southeastern at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Unioto is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69.9 points per game this season.