Basketball Game Preview: Maumee Panthers vs. Oak Harbor Rockets

The Maumee Panthers will square off against the Oak Harbor Rockets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Maumee and six for Oak Harbor.

Last Tuesday, Maumee was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 57-56 to Eastwood.

Meanwhile, Oak Harbor was beaten by Genoa Area 69-40 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 709th, while the Comets are ranked 178th).

Oak Harbor's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Maumee, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.

Maumee was able to grind out a solid victory over Oak Harbor when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 49-41. Does Maumee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Harbor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.