The Wheeling Park Patriots won the last time they faced the Zanesville Blue Devils, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Wheeling Park came out on top against Zanesville by a score of 60-48. Given Wheeling Park's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 17th in West Virginia, while Zanesville is ranked 462nd in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Blue Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Drew Doyle, who scored 15 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Rashaud Hampton, who scored 13 points.
Even though they lost, Zanesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Wheeling Park has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Zanesville, they dropped their record down to 6-15 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wheeling Park will take on Spring Mills at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Spring Mills will roll in looking for their 21st straight victory, something Wheeling Park surely won't give up without a fight. As for Zanesville, they will play host again and welcome Meadowbrook, where tip off is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Zanesville is facing Meadowbrook at the right time seeing as Meadowbrook is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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