Basketball Recap: Thursday's Defeat Ends Loveland's Winning Streak

Loveland and St. Francis de Sales squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Loveland had to settle for second. They lost to the St. Francis de Sales Knights on the road by a 54-37 margin. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Knights are ranked 34th).

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

03/06/25 @ St. Francis de Sales	37-54
03/01/25 @ Northmont	53-45
02/25/25 vs Kings	50-40
02/21/25 vs Anderson	65-47
02/18/25 vs Winton Woods	41-52

The loss snapped Loveland's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-9 record. As for St. Francis de Sales, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season.

Loveland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Francis de Sales, they will square off against Winton Woods at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Winton Woods sitting on 11 straight wins and St. Francis de Sales on six.