Two dominant guards in Braden Schreck and Rasheed Morrison are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Ironton Fighting Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Expression Prep Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Ironton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matches.
Ironton fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Chesapeake on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 83-76 to the Panthers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (67), the Fighting Tigers still had to take the loss.
Braden Schreck
| 02/10/25 vs Chesapeake | 34 |
| 02/08/25 vs Wheelersburg | 18 |
| 02/07/25 @ Dawson-Bryant | 26 |
| 02/04/25 @ Chesapeake | 21 |
| 02/01/25 @ Wayne | 26 |
Ironton might have lost, but man, Schreck was a machine: he went 10-for-20 to rack up 34 points and six rebounds. Schreck's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Markel Cotton, who went 5-for-6 on his way to 13 points.
Meanwhile, Expression Prep Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch last Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. The game between them and Lewis County didn't end well, with Expression Prep Academy falling 69-52.
Ironton's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Expression Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Ironton didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Expression Prep Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 72-67 win. Will Ironton repeat their success, or does Expression Prep Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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