The Ursuline Fighting Irish had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.8 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 72-53 win over East Liverpool. Given Ursuline's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while East Liverpool is ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Liverpool lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Blake Adkins, who scored 12 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Adkins has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Kerr, who scored 15 points.
Ursuline is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for East Liverpool, their loss dropped their record down to 16-5.
Ursuline didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-53 win vs. Howland on the 22nd. East Liverpool has also already played their next game, a 66-56 loss against Canfield on the 22nd.
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