The Weir Red Riders lost to the Barnesville Shamrocks at home by a 52-37 margin on Thursday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Red Riders came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 97th in West Virginia, while the Shamrocks are ranked 399th in Ohio).
Leading Barnesville to victory were Aiva Leasure and Lydia Welch. Leasure went 7-for-17 en route to 17 points and eight steals, while Welch dropped a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Leasure is becoming a predictor of the Shamrocks' success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 5-2 (and 4-9 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Lydia Fuchs, who posted six points.
This is the second loss in a row for Weir and nudges their season record down to 3-15. As for Barnesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season.
Weir will face off against Bellaire at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Barnesville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-33 loss against Shenandoah on the 9th.
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