The Ursuline Fighting Irish came tearing into Thursday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Howland by a score of 62-53. Given Ursuline's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Howland is ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Howland lost, one person who can't be blamed is Alex Henry. Despite the final result, he scored 21 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of John Perry, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds.
Ursuline is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Howland, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ursuline will take on Collinwood at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Ursuline's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Collinwood has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. Howland will take on Harvey at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Harvey focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 last Saturday.
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