Ashland lost against Falkner back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Ashland Blue Devils were outmatched by the Falkner Eagles and fell 66-27. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Eagles are ranked 123rd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Falkner to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taylor Garner, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. Ella Mauney was another key player, going 5 of 10 on her way to 15 points and four steals.
Ashland dropped their record down to 2-11 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Falkner, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ashland will venture away from home to face off against Baldwyn at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Ashland is facing Baldwyn at the right time seeing as Baldwyn is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Falkner and Wheeler will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Falkner is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season.
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