Wheelersburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 67-60 to the Ironton Fighting Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Fighting Tigers are ranked 111th).
Braden Schreck was his usual excellent self, going 8-for-16 on his way to 18 points and six assists for Ironton. Schreck's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Bryce Markins was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Wheelersburg's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Ironton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Wheelersburg has already played their next game (against Fairland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Ironton, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 83-76 loss against Chesapeake on the 10th.
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