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Lady Spartans Muscle Past Lady Buckeyes
By: Rob Ellerhorst, Russ Heltman
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The possibility of a three way tie in the TVC Ohio standings looks more and more like a reality. The Alexander Lady Spartans defeated the Nelsonville-York Lady Buckeyes Thursday night, by a final score of 60-48.
The Lady Spartans shot well on the night, making multiple 3-pointers towards the end of the third quarter that allowed the team to secure the win.
Nelsonville-York played aggressively, fouling a total of eighteen times. However, Alexander thrived from the free throw line, making 23 for 29 shots, including Leah Richardson’s 13 for 14.
Leah Richardson finished with 19 points.
Rachel Richardson also proved valuable for the Lady Spartans. She led the team with 23 points, shooting 4 for 5 from the 3-point line and hitting 5 for 6 free throws.
The win also comes after a tough stretch of games for the Lady Spartans. Head coach Cory McKnight commented that the victory highlighted the Lady Spartan’s ability to play well in difficult matchups.
“We’ve really grown up as a team, we’ve played a lot of tough games and are really battle-tested from where we were before,” McKnight explained.
With only a few games left on the schedule, Alexander, Nelsonville-York and Vinton County are in contention for a TVC Ohio title. Should all three teams win out the rest of there games, it would result in a three way tie for first place in the TVC Ohio standings.
Alexander travels to Ironton on Jan. 30, with N-Y facing Olentangy on the road on Feb. 3.