Recap: Zanesville Blue Devils vs. Meadowbrook Colts
The Zanesville Blue Devils came into Friday's match having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They really took it to Meadowbrook for the full four quarters, racking up a 74-41 win at home. Zanesville pushed the score to 50-28 by the end of the third, a deficit Meadowbrook had little chance of recovering from.
Zanesville had a senior duo take command as Rashaud Hampton scored 24 points along with three steals and Drew Doyle scored 15 points along with seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hampton has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Drake Tabler, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
Meadowbrook's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Colton Delancey, who scored 12 points along with four steals, and Bentley Sedor who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds.
Zanesville's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-15. As for Meadowbrook, their defeat was their 22nd straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-21.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Zanesville will take on East Liverpool at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Zanesville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while East Liverpool is ranked 145th). As for Meadowbrook, they will head out on the road to take on Tri-Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tri-Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six games -- so hopefully Meadowbrook likes a good challenge.
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