After flying high against Alliance last Wednesday, New Philadelphia came back down to earth. The New Philadelphia Quakers were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 41-40 to the Lexington Minutemen. The Quakers haven't had much luck with the Minutemen recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Makaree Chapman was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds for Lexington. Chapman also grabbed five steals, which is notable because Lexington is 5-2 when she posts at least five steals, but 5-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Tatum Stover, who posted seven points along with nine boards and three steals.
New Philadelphia's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Lexington, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. New Philadelphia will be taking part in a tournament against Tri-Valley at 1:00 p.m. on February 15th. As for Lexington, they will face off against Columbian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lexington is facing Columbian at the right time seeing as Columbian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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