Ohio High School Basketball - Botkins edges Russia
January 18, 2022: Russia, OH 45363 The Botkins Trojans (Botkins, OH) basketball nipped the host Russia Raiders (Russia, OH), 55-48 in Tuesday's league test.
The Trojans (14-1) will now prepare for their test against New Bremen (New Bremen, OH). The Cardinals go into the non-league test with a 12-2 record. In their last test, New Bremen got by Parkway (Rockford, OH), 55-38, in a league test.
The Raiders now own a 7-5 record. They play next when they travel to Fairlawn for a Shelby County test on Friday, January 21. Russia will encounter a Jets squad coming off a 49-37 non-league loss to Waynesfield-Goshen (Waynesfield, OH). The Jets record now stands at 2-10.