After flying high against Green last Wednesday, South Point came back down to earth. The South Point Pointers lost to the Ironton Fighting Tigers on the road by a 63-49 margin on Friday. The Pointers haven't had much luck with the Fighting Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Ironton found their leader in sophomore Ashton Layne, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 17 points along with four steals and four blocks. Those four steals set a new season-high mark for Layne. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Schreck, who posted 12 points and seven boards.
South Point's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Ironton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Point will challenge Gallia Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ironton, they will face off against Wayne at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wayne will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Ironton surely won't give up without a fight.
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