SOUTHERN SPOILS THE EAGLES PLANS
By Michael Ginocchi
Hanoverton, OH– It was a key game inside the EOAC which featured two of the premier teams as United hosted Southern Local in front of a packed house of Fans. United was looking to remain tied at the top of the standings with Columbiana. However, the Indians started fast from the jump on both sides of the ball and cruised to a 70-40 victory. Southern has now swept United in the season series.
Southern Local’s Ashley Shroades was spectacular as always. She led the Indians in scoring with 31 points. Her sister Allyssa was just as good knocking down 6 three pointers scoring 20. Mackenna Jones also added key contributions playing tough defense and was one point shy of double figures with 9 points.
United struggled with Southern’s zone the entire game. They were also outrebounded by a sizable margin. Grace Knight led the Golden Eagles with a solid 16 points. She was able to find her offensive rhythm throughout the game. Grayson Kidder also finished in double figures with 11.
With the win, Southern improves to 9-5 (8-2 in the EOAC). They will head back home to host Lisbon this Thursday. United drops to 11-5 (9-2 in the EOAC). The Eagles will travel to Wellsville on Thursday. As of right now Columbiana climbs into sole first place inside the conference with an (8-1 EOAC record).
