Basketball Game Preview: Huron Tigers vs. Vermilion Sailors

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 4:04am

Preview: Huron Tigers vs. Vermilion Sailors

Huron is 8-2 against Vermilion since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Huron Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Vermilion Sailors at 7:00 p.m. Huron is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-43, which was the final score in Huron's tilt against Perkins on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Huron can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 466th, while Perkins is ranked 195th).

Vermilion won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Steele on the road and fell 78-46. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Vermilion in their matchups with Steele: they've now lost three in a row.

The losing side was boosted by AJ Gerber, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Kearns, who scored 11 points.

Huron has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Vermilion, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.

Huron beat Vermilion 54-43 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huron since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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