Lexington lost against Shelby last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Lexington Minutemen fell to the Shelby Whippets 56-50. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 334th, while the Whippets are ranked 55th).
Makaree Chapman
| 02/13/25 @ Shelby | 28 |
| 02/10/25 @ Columbian | 27 |
| 02/08/25 @ New Philadelphia | 22 |
| 02/06/25 vs Wooster | 19 |
Despite the defeat, Lexington had strong showings from Makaree Chapman, who went 7-for-17 en route to 28 points and five boards, and Tatum Stover, who posted 12 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. The game was Chapman's fourth in a row with at least 19 points.
Eve Schwemley continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Shelby, going 7-for-16 on her way to 25 points in addition to three steals and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Schwemley a new career-high in blocks. Another player making a difference was Serena Ramsey, who went 7-for-11 to rack up 14 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Lexington and nudges their season record down to 10-12. As for Shelby, their win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-2.
Lexington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shelby, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 62-34 victory against Clyde on the 19th.
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