Basketball Recap: Mt. Vernon Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Jan 24, 2025, 7:04pm

Basketball Recap: Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets vs. Licking Valley Panthers

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Mt. Vernon lost against Licking Valley back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 36-35 to the Licking Valley Panthers. The matchup marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Yellowjackets

Previous 5 Games

01/24/25 @ Licking Valley35-36
01/21/25 @ Heath47-40
01/17/25 vs Licking Heights50-48
01/14/25 @ Zanesville69-46
01/11/25 vs Granville44-49

With the defeat, Mt. Vernon broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-6. As for Licking Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.

Mt. Vernon has already played their next game (against Utica), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Licking Valley Panthers duke it out with the Liberty Union Lions at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday.

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