The Expression Prep Academy Lions's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fifth straight defeat. They fell to Ironton 72-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (66), Expression Prep Academy still had to take the loss.
Expression Prep Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jackson Childers, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Rasheed Morrison, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Expression Prep Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ironton only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
It was another big night for Braden Schreck, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and five assists for Ironton. Schreck has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ashton Layne, who scored 12 points along with two blocks.
Ironton used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Expression Prep Academy. And. The pair took full advantage of the opportunity: Noah Patterson scored four points along with seven rebounds, while he scored six points.
Expression Prep Academy's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Ironton, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-7.
Expression Prep Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 75-65 loss vs. Paintsville on the 17th. Ironton has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Rock Hill at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. Rock Hill 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 588th, while Ironton is ranked 186th).
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