The Loudonville Redbirds will take on the Black River Pirates in a tournament on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Loudonville took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 47-30 win over Fairless. Given the Redbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Falcons are ranked 573rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Black River). They walked away with a 61-53 victory over South Central on Saturday.
Loudonville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Black River, their win ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-19.
Everything came up roses for Loudonville against Black River in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, as the squad secured an 86-50 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Black River's Sarah Kozik, who went 8-for-19 en route to 22 points and five steals. Now that she won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Loudonville to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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