Laurel's tournament run continued when they took on Unioto on Monday. The Laurel Gators came out on top against the Unioto Shermans by a score of 53-45. The win was all the more spectacular given the Gators 's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Shermans are ranked 87th).
Despite the loss, Unioto still got an impressive performance from Milee Smith, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. That was a full 42.2% of Unioto's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Keyairah Beard, who had ten points.
Laurel's victory bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Unioto, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-4.
Laurel will head out on the road to face off against Western Reserve Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Unioto, they will venture away from home to take on Westfall at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Unioto is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66 points per game this season.
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