Basketball Game Preview: Warren Warriors vs. Philo Electrics

The Warren Warriors will square off against the Philo Electrics at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Warren has 12 straight victories, Philo has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Warren is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Athens: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Warren blew Athens out of the water with a 76-33 final score. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Philo came up short against Tri-Valley on Friday and fell 64-51. While losing is never fun, the Electrics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 512th, while the Scotties are ranked 69th).

Warren pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.2 points over those games. As for Philo, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.