The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes will challenge the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nelsonville-York is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Nelsonville-York came up short against Athens on Thursday, falling 62-40. While losing is never fun, the Buckeyes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 550th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 118th).
Alayna Okulich
| 02/06/25 @ Athens | 2 |
| 02/04/25 @ Huntington | 4 |
| 02/03/25 vs Alexander | 2 |
| 02/01/25 vs Eastern | 2 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Alayna Okulich, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 boards. She has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last four times she's played. Madi Pidcock was another key player, going 6 of 11 on her way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington didn't have too much trouble with Manchester on Thursday as they won 45-31. The win continues a trend for the Blue Jays in their matchups with the Greyhounds: they've now won eight in a row.
Nelsonville-York's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
