Firelands has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 65-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Keystone Wildcats on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 434th, while the Wildcats are ranked 191st).
Keystone found their leader in sophomore Liam Goran, who went 9-for-18 en route to 27 points and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Goran has scored at least a third of Keystone's points. Another player making a difference was Zach Shackelfod, who went 6-for-11 on his way to 15 points along with five assists and three steals.
Firelands' loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Keystone, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Firelands will square off against Canton South at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. As for Keystone, they will challenge Wellington at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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