Basketball Game Preview: St. Charles Cardinals vs. Grove City Greyhounds

St. Charles is on a three-game streak of home losses, Grove City a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The St. Charles Cardinals will welcome the Grove City Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 58-31, which was the final score in St. Charles' tilt against Bishop Hartley on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Hawks are ranked 14th).

Meanwhile, Grove City fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Pickerington North on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 63-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Greyhounds have suffered since February 2, 2024.

St. Charles will have to contain Demitri Adado as he made an impact in Grove City's last game. He posted 21 points. Jacob Saxton was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Grove City's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for St. Charles, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.

St. Charles lost to Grove City at home by a decisive 53-37 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will St. Charles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.