Sadly, the Continental Pirates are still looking for their first win of the season after 21 games. They were beaten by Ayersville 58-25 on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Continental in their matchups with Ayersville: they've now lost four in a row.
Continental's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Olivia Crossgrove, who scored two points along with 13 rebounds and five blocks, and Kenzie Shock who scored seven points along with three steals. Shock hasn't dropped below two steals for nine straight games.
Continental struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Ayersville racked up 18 assists.
Ally Schindler was her usual excellent self, scoring 14 points along with six assists and three steals for Ayersville. Schindler has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Taylor Craft, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
Continental's defeat was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-21. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 18.0 points per game. As for Ayersville, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 20-1.
Continental will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Kalida at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Continental focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 on Tuesday. As for Ayersville, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Fairview at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Ayersville is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Ohio (they are ranked 102nd, while Fairview is ranked 205th).
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