Old Fort suffered their closest loss since February 8, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Gibsonburg Golden Bears by a score of 57-54. While losing is never fun, the Stockaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while the Golden Bears are ranked 235th).
Leading Gibsonburg to victory were Elly Evarts and Ansley Fleming. Evarts dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds, while Fleming posted 20 points and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Evarts has scored at least a third of Gibsonburg's points. Another player making a difference was Emily Henderson, who scored three points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Old Fort and nudges their season record down to 7-10. As for Gibsonburg, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Old Fort will welcome Hopewell-Loudon at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Old Fort is facing Hopewell-Loudon at the right time seeing as Hopewell-Loudon is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Gibsonburg, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lakota at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Gibsonburg has won four straight at home, while Lakota won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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