Preview: Grandview Heights Bobcats vs. Buckeye Valley Barons
Grandview Heights is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Buckeye Valley is on a 13-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Grandview Heights Bobcats will take on the Buckeye Valley Barons at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
A well-balanced attack led Grandview Heights over Columbus Academy in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Grandview Heights blew Columbus Academy out of the water with a 58-28 final score. That looming 58-28 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Grandview Heights yet this season.
Meanwhile, Buckeye Valley put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They breezed by Bexley at home to the tune of 54-17. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Buckeye Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ella Hazelrigg, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Hazely Wagner, who scored seven points along with eight steals and five rebounds.
Grandview Heights has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Buckeye Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 18-2.
Grandview Heights took a serious blow against Buckeye Valley in their previous matchup back in January, falling 55-20. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Grandview Heights was down 34-12.
