Champion was the 45-27 winner over Mineral Ridge when they last played one another back in February of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Champion Golden Flashes were outmatched by the Mineral Ridge Rams and fell 66-25. While losing is never fun, the Golden Flashes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 621st, while the Rams are ranked 237th).
| 02/05/25 @ Mineral Ridge | 7 |
| 11/25/24 vs Lakeview | 6 |
| 01/14/25 vs Newton Falls | 5 |
| 12/17/24 vs LaBrae | 5 |
| 01/10/25 vs Liberty | 4 |
Champion's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Brilea Woods, who posted seven points, and Mackenzie Braham, who scored three points. The dominant performance gave Woods a new career-high in points.
Sullivan Sandy was her usual excellent self, going 8 of 10 on her way to 17 points and four steals for Mineral Ridge. The contest was Sandy's third in a row with at least ten points. Ava Hulett was another key player, putting up 13 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Champion has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Mineral Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Champion has already played their next contest (against Newton Falls), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mineral Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-19 win against Memorial on the 6th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
