WARRIORS PUTTING IT TOGETHER

Beloit OH- The West Branch girls basketball team welcomed East Liverpool to town last night and walked away with a 51-23 victory. The Lady Warriors are now starting to hit their stride. They have won two straight games and are looking to continue that momentum throughout the rest of the season.

East Liverpool played a zone defense the whole game and Warrior guard Chloe Dennison took full advantage of that. She was scorching hot form beyond the arch knocking in six three pointers to go along with her season high 22 points. Hannah Egli had another solid offensive performance adding 14 points. The Warriors only led 19-9 at the half, but coach Deshields ramped up the pressure and his team was really solid defensively to run away with the game in the second half. Baylee Waugaman, Mati Hawk, Cami Campbell, Mikayln Fitts, and Livvie Showalter all scored as well. 

East Liverpool struggled to find its offense all night. Dalani Ice was the Potters leading scorer with 6 points. Dacianelle Andrews, Aliyah Parsons, and Kenzie Headley all contributed with 4 points on the night. One of the positives for the Potters was Ice knocking down two deep three pointers. Shots were hard to come by for the Potters, but Ice was one of the few who had quality looks from beyond the arch.

With the loss, East Liverpool drops to 2-7 on the season. In their next game, they will make the short trip up to beaver country to take on Beaver Local.They were able to get the win the first time around 60-43 over their arch rival. West Branch improves to 3-6 with the win. The Lady Warriors were scheduled to play Louisville this Friday but that game was canceled. The team will travel to Bishop Hartley on December 28th.

*Contributed By YSN’s Michael Ginocchi