Basketball Recap: Mo'nae Gamble's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Harvest Prep over Urbana

Harvest Prep was the 50-48 winner over Urbana when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Harvest Prep Warriors fell to the Urbana Hillclimbers 50-45. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Mo'Nae Gamble

Steals

02/08/25 vs Urbana	3
02/03/25 vs Big Walnut	2
01/31/25 vs Stivers School for the Arts	7
01/30/25 vs North Union	2
01/23/25 vs Bellefontaine	6
01/20/25 vs Pike	4

Harvest Prep lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Mo'Nae Gamble, who posted eight points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. She has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maliyah Lofton, who scored 11 points and four steals.

Even though they lost, Harvest Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups.

Peyton Mounce was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 32 points and 14 boards for Urbana. That makes it 17 consecutive games in which Mounce has scored at least a third of Urbana's points. Another player making a difference was Olivia MacKendrick, who earned seven points.

Harvest Prep's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Urbana, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-4.

Harvest Prep and Urbana should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. Harvest Prep (ranked 204th) will meet Grandview Heights (ranked 594th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harvest Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season. Similarly, Urbana will challenge Thurgood Marshall at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday up 625 places (143 vs. 768).