Basketball Game Preview: Ottoville Big Green vs. Fort Loramie Redskins

Ottoville has won ten straight games at home, while Fort Loramie has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Ottoville Big Green will welcome the Fort Loramie Redskins at 8:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Ottoville: 29.8, Fort Loramie: 27.7) so any points scored will be well earned.

Ottoville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took down Kalida 43-24. Given the Big Green's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Wildcats are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Fort Loramie won against Delaware Christian on Wednesday with 61 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Fort Loramie took their contest with ease, bagging a 61-29 win over Mississinawa Valley. The Redskins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Fort Loramie is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.7 points on average over those games. Ottoville's victory bumped their record up to 25-2.