The Zanesville Blue Devils were not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 49-36 to West Muskingum. While losing is never fun, Zanesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 616th, while West Muskingum is ranked 134th).
Zanesville's loss came despite strong showings from Jersey Draughn and Isabella Norman. Draughn scored 13 points, while Norman scored nine points. That was a full 36.1% of Zanesville's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Zanesville's loss dropped their record down to 3-20. As for West Muskingum, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-3.
Zanesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Muskingum, they will be playing at home against Coshocton at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Muskingum is facing Coshocton at the right time seeing as Coshocton is stuck on a 22-game losing streak.
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