Basketball Recap: Elmwood Has No Trouble Against Otsego

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Elmwood's strategy against Otsego on Monday. The Elmwood Royals blew past the Otsego Knights 45-22. That 23 point margin sets a new team best for the Royals this season.

Royals

Previous 2 Games

01/27/25 @ Otsego	45-22
01/23/25 @ Vanlue	50-40

The victory made it two in a row for Elmwood and bumps their season record up to 6-11. As for Otsego, they dropped their record down to 4-16 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home.

Elmwood and Otsego could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. Elmwood will challenge Miller City at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday down 289 places (523 vs. 234). Meanwhile, Otsego (ranked 654th) will meet Genoa Area (ranked 148th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.