Basketball Recap: Ottoville Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Ottoville on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 61-42 win over the Jefferson Wildcats. Given the Big Green's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Wildcats are ranked 412th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 2 Games

01/25/25 @ Jefferson	61-42
01/23/25 @ Fort Jennings	74-39

The victory made it two in a row for Ottoville and bumps their season record up to 16-2. As for Jefferson, they dropped their record down to 6-10 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

Ottoville will take on Elida at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Jefferson, they will face off against Leipsic at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.