The Waynedale Golden Bears will square off against the Ashland Arrows at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Thursday, Waynedale ended up a good deal behind Smithville and lost 48-34. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 351st, while the Smithies are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ashland). They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 68-28 victory over Mansfield Senior. With that win, the Arrows brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Ashland's win came from a few key players Waynedale will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Madison Hoffman, who posted 18 points. Those 18 points gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brylyn Mottayaw, who went 6 for 8 en route to 12 points.
Ashland is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points over those games. As for Waynedale, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
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