The Boardman Spartans were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat. They fell 55-45 to Hoover. While losing is never fun, Boardman can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 459th, while Hoover is ranked 66th).
When it comes to explaining why Boardman lost, one person who can't be blamed is Terrell Mcdowell. Despite the final result, he scored 20 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mcdowell has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Eicher, who scored three points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Boardman's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Hoover, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Boardman won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Canton Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on February 10th. Hopefully Boardman focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday. As for Hoover, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Louisville at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Louisville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 games.
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