Basketball Game Recap: Buckeye Central Bucks vs. Danbury Lakers

By Team Reports Feb 26, 2024, 8:55am

Recap: Buckeye Central Bucks vs. Danbury Lakers

If the Buckeye Central Bucks were riding high off their 50-20 takedown of the Bucyrus Redmen last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Buckeye Central was the victim of a tough 48-27 loss at the hands of Danbury on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Buckeye Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 422nd, while Danbury is ranked 158th).

Maria Maringer continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Danbury, scoring 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Maringer hasn't dropped below 15 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia McDonald, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.

Buckeye Central's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Danbury, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-2.

Buckeye Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Danbury, they will play host again and welcome South Central, where tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Central is coming into the match with five straight losses on the road, meaning Danbury will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.

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