If Zanesville was feeling good fresh off their 64-19 takedown of Bishop Rosecrans last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Zanesville Blue Devils took a 55-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 611th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 226th).
Several Blue Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kamy Morgan, who posted ten points and three steals. Ayawna Gladden was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Zanesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Zanesville's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Mt. Vernon, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
Zanesville has already played their next match (against Granville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. It'll be a Battle of the Bugs the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets face off against the Licking Heights Hornets at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
