After some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three contests, Philo finally came back down to earth on Friday. They were outmatched by the Maysville Panthers and fell 77-23. While losing is never fun, the Electrics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Panthers are ranked 11th).
Rusty Trout was Philo's leading scorer, having posted eight points.
Jordyn Watson had another great game (as he tends to do), shooting 5-for-7 from deep and dropping a double-double with 35 points and ten boards for Maysville. Thanks to that strong game, Watson now owns an excellent 47.7% field goal percentage. Another player making a difference was Landon Iden, who went 7-for-9 en route to 20 points.
Philo's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Maysville, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Philo wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 51-38 defeat against Sheridan on the 16th. As for Maysville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 79-42 victory against Morgan on the 16th.
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