Basketball Game Preview: Poland Seminary Bulldogs vs. Boardman Spartans

The Poland Seminary Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Boardman Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Poland Seminary is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.

Poland Seminary is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since January 11th on Tuesday. They skirted past South Range 61-58.

Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Boardman made off with a 67-66 win over Howland.

Boardman is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Poland Seminary, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5.

Poland Seminary beat Boardman 41-34 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Boardman's Nico Holzschuh, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Poland Seminary to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.