Meadowdale lost against Hughes back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Meadowdale Lions took a 59-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hughes BIG RED. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 523rd, while the BIG RED are ranked 97th).
Hughes' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was LeShawn Hill, who went 7 for 12 en route to 17 points and three steals. With that strong performance, Hill is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Another player making a difference was Elijah Englemen, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 15 points.
Meadowdale's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Hughes, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4.
Meadowdale has already played their next match (against Spring Valley Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hughes will venture away from home to face off against Stivers School for the Arts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hughes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.1 points per game this season.
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