Basketball Recap: Orrville Comes Up Short

After flying high against Northwestern last Saturday, Orrville came back down to earth. The Orrville Red Riders took a 70-53 bruising from the Columbia Raiders on Tuesday. If the Red Riders were looking for revenge after losing 68-40 to them when the teams met back in February of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Orrville's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Columbia, the win got them back to even at 10-10.

The future could be bright for both Orrville and Columbia: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Orrville will look to extend Fairless' 15-game losing streak when the meet at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Columbia will try to hand Oberlin their fourth-straight loss when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.