Basketball Recap: Carrollton Drops Season-High Score on Maysville

Warriors

Team Score

12/27/24 vs Maysville	74
12/03/24 @ East Liverpool	69
12/17/24 @ Crestview	60
12/13/24 vs Alliance	58
12/21/24 vs Garaway	47
12/06/24 vs Marlington	33

Carrollton scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 82-74 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maysville Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Panthers are ranked 50th).

Maysville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gavin Ferguson led the charge by going 9 for 15 on his way to 24 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Ferguson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gator Nichols, who posted 18 points in addition to six assists and six boards.

This is the second loss in a row for Carrollton and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Maysville, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.

Carrollton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 78-45 win against Union Local on the 28th. As for Maysville, they will look to defend their home court on January 4, 2025 against Zanesville at 7:30 p.m.