Basketball Recap: Ash Grove Pirates vs. Marionville Comets
After flying high against the Greenwood Blue Jays last Thursday, the Ash Grove Pirates came back down to earth. Ash Grove took a 57-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Comets. Ash Grove has not had much luck with the Comets recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Lucy Newberry continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Marionville, scoring 21 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dally Pomeroy, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Ash Grove now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Marionville, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
Ash Grove will challenge the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Marionville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
