Basketball Recap: Ashland Skates Past Crestview with Ease

Arrows

Margin (Wins)

02/06/25 @ Mansfield Senior	40
01/25/25 @ Wooster	36
02/11/25 vs Crestview	35
12/21/24 vs Wooster	33
02/04/25 vs Ontario	25

There's no place like home for Ashland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 60-25 victory over the Crestview Cougars. The Arrows have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ashland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kennedy Lacey, who went 6-for-11 on her way to 15 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Lacey is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 50% in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Madison Hoffman, who posted 15 points and three steals.

Ashland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points over those games. As for Crestview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10.

Looking ahead, Ashland will square off against Mansfield Senior at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ashland is facing Mansfield Senior at the right time seeing as Mansfield Senior is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. Crestview does not have any more games scheduled as of now.