The Barnesville Shamrocks will head out to take on the Buckeye Local Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Monday, Barnesville came up short against Bellaire and fell 43-36. While losing is never fun, the Shamrocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Big Reds are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Buckeye Local was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 60-50 to Shadyside. One positive for the Panthers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Buckeye Local's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Barnesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
Everything came up roses for Barnesville against Buckeye Local in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 62-24 victory. In that contest, Barnesville amassed a halftime lead of 37-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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