Basketball Game Preview: Miamisburg Vikings vs. Springboro Panthers

Miamisburg hasn't had much luck against Springboro recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Miamisburg Vikings will challenge the Springboro Panthers at 12:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Last Wednesday, Miamisburg came up short against Beavercreek and fell 54-42. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Beavers are ranked 186th).

Springboro has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 51-43 to Fairmont on Wednesday.

Springboro's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-4. As for Miamisburg, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.

Miamisburg was taken down by Springboro 64-15 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Miamisburg was down 46-11.