Basketball Recap: Columbus Grove Continues Home Dominance on Saturday

Columbus Grove had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.6 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They blew past the Arlington Red Devils, posting a 55-19 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Red Devils are ranked 505th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bulldogs

Previous Games (Home)

02/01/25 vs Arlington	55-19
01/20/25 vs Fort Jennings	59-16
01/18/25 vs Miller City	46-25
01/16/25 vs Lincolnview	70-37
01/11/25 vs Jefferson	57-33
+ 10 more games

Columbus Grove pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points per game. As for Arlington, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.

Columbus Grove will welcome Bluffton at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Columbus Grove's defense has only allowed 28.6 points per game this season, so Bluffton's offense will have their work cut out for them. Arlington has already played their next match (against Elmwood), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.