Basketball Game Preview: Springboro Panthers vs. Miamisburg Vikings

The Springboro Panthers will face off against the Miamisburg Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Last Friday, Springboro lost to Fairmont on the road by a 66-50 margin. The Panthers have struggled against the Firebirds recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Miamisburg came up short against Wayne on Friday and fell 67-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (58), the Vikings still had to take the loss.

Springboro's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Miamisburg, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season.

Springboro couldn't quite finish off Miamisburg when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 59-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Miamisburg's Andrew Hoerner, who almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine rebounds. Now that Springboro knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.