Nelsonville-York has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. The contest between them and the New Lexington Panthers didn't end well, with the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes falling 60-42. 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 438th, while the Panthers are ranked 150th).
| 01/03/25 vs New Lexington | 18 |
| 01/30/24 vs River Valley | 22 |
| 12/23/23 @ Miller | 20 |
| 01/23/24 vs Federal Hocking | 18 |
| 12/14/24 @ Trimble | 17 |
Despite the loss, Nelsonville-York still got an impressive performance from Briant Call, who went 8 for 12 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds. That's the most points Call has posted since back in January of 2024. Alec Thompson was another key player, putting up nine points.
Isaiah Stephens was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 27 points and nine boards for New Lexington. That makes it four consecutive games in which Stephens has scored at least a third of New Lexington's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Stephens, who posted eight points and six boards.
Nelsonville-York's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for New Lexington, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nelsonville-York will challenge Federal Hocking at 7:00 p.m. on January 11th. As for New Lexington, they will square off against Coshocton at 4:30 p.m. on January 11th. New Lexington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season.
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