Marion-Franklin played a tough match on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Buckeye Valley Barons, falling 68-14. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 773rd, while the Barons are ranked 147th).
Ella Hazelrigg continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Buckeye Valley, going 10-for-12 to rack up 21 points along with five boards and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Hazelrigg a new career-high in shooting accuracy (83%). Another player making a difference was Makayla (Mak) Bertke, who posted ten points and three steals.
Marion-Franklin dropped their record down to 4-18 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Buckeye Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season.
Marion-Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Buckeye Valley, they will take on Eastmoor Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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