Preview: Buckeye Valley Barons vs. Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs
Buckeye Valley has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Buckeye Valley walked away with it. They came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 43-34 on Wednesday. Given Buckeye Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while River Valley is ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Buckeye Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ella Hazelrigg, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. Hazelrigg has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Carlie Osborne, who scored eight points along with six assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, Bloom-Carroll stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Jonathan Alder with a sharp 64-40 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-18.
Buckeye Valley's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-2. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 37.8 points. As for Bloom-Carroll, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Buckeye Valley couldn't quite finish off Bloom-Carroll in their previous matchup back in February of 2022 and fell 34-32. Can Buckeye Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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