The Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays will take on the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes in a tournament on Thursday. Nelsonville-York took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington strolled past Manchester with points to spare, taking the game 45-31. The win continues a trend for the Blue Jays in their matchups with the Greyhounds: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Nelsonville-York was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Athens, falling 62-40. While losing is never fun, the Buckeyes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 550th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 118th).
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington will need to focus on slowing down Alayna Okulich, one of several Nelsonville-York players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. Okulich has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last four times she's played. Madi Pidcock was another key player, going 6 for 11 to rack up 15 points.
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Nelsonville-York, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
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