If Barnesville was feeling good fresh off their 55-23 takedown of Buckeye Local last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Barnesville Shamrocks fell to the Monroe Central Seminoles 49-44. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Shamrocks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 57-43 back in December of 2024.
Barnesville lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Aiva Leasure, who posted nine points along with six boards and five assists. Leasure is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Lydia Welch, who went 6 of 15 on her way to 14 points and seven rebounds.
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Leasure wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Barnesville was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Barnesville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Monroe Central, they pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Barnesville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 56-42 defeat against Union Local on the 13th. As for Monroe Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 79-51 loss against Wheeling Central Catholic on the 13th.
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