Ashland hadn't done well against Pawnee Heights recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went the Ashland Blue Jays' way against the Pawnee Heights Tigers as the Ashland Blue Jays made off with a 57-34 win. Considering the Blue Jays' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Despite the loss, Pawnee Heights saw an underclassman step up: freshman Cody Holste almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Holste has scored all season.
Ashland's victory bumped their record up to 5-6-1. As for Pawnee Heights, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-13.
Ashland is taking a road trip to square off against South Gray on February 4th. South Gray knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Ashland likes a good challenge. As for Pawnee Heights, they will welcome Bucklin at 8:00 p.m. on February 4th. Bucklin has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 0-0-3 during that stretch of close contests.
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