Barnesville and Buckeye Trail are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Barnesville Shamrocks will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Buckeye Trail Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Barnesville will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Monday, Barnesville ended up a good deal behind Monroe Central and lost 57-43.
Barnesville's defeat came about despite a quality game from Aiva Leasure, who had six points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Those five assists gave Leasure a new career-high. Lydia Welch was another key player, scoring six points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Barnesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Buckeye Trail can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game last Tuesday. They breezed by Conotton Valley to the tune of 70-43. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-19.
Barnesville's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Buckeye Trail, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Barnesville strolled past Buckeye Trail when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 57-41. Will Barnesville repeat their success, or does Buckeye Trail have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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