Basketball Game Preview: Columbus School for Girls Unicorns vs. Grandview Heights Bobcats

Columbus School for Girls hasn't had much luck against Grandview Heights recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Columbus School for Girls Unicorns will be playing at home against the Grandview Heights Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Last Friday, Columbus School for Girls came up short against Whitehall-Yearling and fell 40-31. While losing is never fun, the Unicorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 416th, while the Rams are ranked 207th).

Meanwhile, Grandview Heights lost to Columbus Academy at home by a 53-34 margin on Friday.

Columbus School for Girls will have to contain Tatum Lusher as she made an impact in Grandview Heights' last game. She dropped a double-double on 30 points and 15 boards. That was a full 88.2% of Grandview Heights' points, marking the 18th time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.

Even though they lost, Grandview Heights smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.

Grandview Heights has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for Columbus School for Girls, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.

Columbus School for Girls didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Grandview Heights when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 35-31 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lusher, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Columbus School for Girls still be able to contain Lusher? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.