In Saturday's non-league outing, the Fort Loramie Redskins (Fort Loramie, OH) basketball squad nipped the host Miami Valley Rams (Dayton, OH), by a margin of 45-38.
The Rams now own a 14-6 record.
Welcome to today's special live coverage of the OHSAA State Playoffs.
Today's Sectional Semifinal matchup pits 16-seed Fort Loramie against your 6-seed Miami Valley Rams
The Rams are coming into today after losing the last 2 games of the season in rough fashion.
The winner of today's matchup will take on 8-seeded Franklin-Monroe in the Sectional Final.
Two other games in this bracket occur after the Rams' game.
at 5:30, 10-seed Jackson Center plays 18-seed Twin Valley South.
At 7:30, 5-seed Legacy Christian plays 15-seed Covington.
Home advantage favors Fort Loramie, which is 25 minutes away from Piqua High School, where today's game will be played.
The few games played already in the Southwest Region have yet to produce any upsets. Of note is Yellow Springs scoring 30 on 1-seed Russia.
We are one hour from tip-off in Piqua. The MVS bus is expected to arrive in the next 15 minutes.
The bus has arrived at Piqua. I will be signing off for a few minutes until I am situated in my seat.
I am all set up and ready to go in Garbry Gymnasium
Both teams are out on the floor for warmups. We are 16 minutes from this game tipping off.
We are 8 minutes from tip-off.
Both sides have returned to their locker rooms.
THE RAMS HAVE TAKEN THE FLOOR!!!
Fort Loramie has taken the floor.
We are expecting a tough, close game today, but MVS should come out on top.
Hundreds
Both teams have returned to their benches. We are almost ready to go!
A disappointing 1st quarter for MVS, who fall behind by 4.
A strong start to the 2nd forces Fort Loramie to take a timeout.
An outstanding defensive showing in that 2nd quarter, but our offense is simply not clicking. FL by 4 at the break.
The Rams have yet to find an offensive spark. We are down by 4 going into the final quarter, so we need to pick things up.
Fort Loramie are on a 7-0 run. The Rams need to leave it all on the court to avoid their season ending today.
100 seconds remain in the game. This is all or nothing for the Rams.
A HUGE Matteo Boni bucket brings this one within one possession. 1:26 on the clock.
And that is going to be it. One of the best seasons in MVS history ends at the first hurdle.
Final. I would like to thank the viewers for watching, and wish everyone a good day.
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