The Tinora Rams are taking a road trip to face off against the Elmwood Royals at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. Tinora will be strutting in after a victory while Elmwood will be coming in after a loss.
Tinora is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Ayersville: they outscored them in every quarter. Tinora put the hurt on Ayersville with a sharp 53-31 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Meanwhile, Elmwood came up short against Miller City on Thursday, falling 56-34. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 510th, while the Wildcats are ranked 192nd).
Elmwood's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Tinora, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Tinora against Elmwood when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 66-36 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tinora since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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