Basketball Recap: Ironton Extends Winning Streak to Two

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Previous 5 Games

02/15/25 - Home	48-47 W
01/17/25 - Away	72-46 W
02/19/24 - Home	58-52 W
02/02/24 - Home	67-48 W
01/05/24 - Away	51-44 W

Ironton won the last time they faced Rock Hill, and Braden Schreck did his part to make sure it happened again. The Ironton Fighting Tigers escaped with a win on Saturday against the Rock Hill Redmen by the margin of a single free throw, 48-47 thanks in part to Schreck, who went 8-for-20 en route to 26 points in addition to six boards and five assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Ironton's points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Freeman, who posted three points. What's more, he also posted two steals, the most he's had since back in December of 2024.

Several Redmen players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kelan Davidson, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds. Davidson has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 16 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Rylan Barker, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 13 points and five assists.

The win made it two in a row for Ironton and bumps their season record up to 14-7. As for Rock Hill, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.

Coming up, Ironton will take on Dawson-Bryant in a tournament on Friday. Ironton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.9 points per game this season. As for Rock Hill, they will be taking part in a tournament against Belpre at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.