Basketball Recap: Barnesville Falls Despite Big Games from Madelynn Tyson and Aiva Leasure

Barnesville lost against Union Local back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Barnesville Shamrocks lost to the Union Local Jets at home by a 56-42 margin. While losing is never fun, the Shamrocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 429th, while the Jets are ranked 109th).

Barnesville's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Aiva Leasure, who posted seven points along with six boards and four steals, and Madelynn Tyson, who put up 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Tyson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Mallory Kiser was another key player, putting up five points.

Barnesville has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Union Local, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.

Barnesville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-51 win against Ridgewood on the 15th. As for Union Local, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 60-19 victory against Buckeye Trail on the 15th.