The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies will challenge the Whitehall-Yearling Rams at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Saturday, Johnstown-Monroe came up short against Margaretta and fell 59-50. While losing is never fun, the Johnnies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Polar Bears are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Whitehall-Yearling lost to Granville on the road by a 62-48 margin on Monday. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Blue Aces recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Whitehall-Yearling's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-6. As for Johnstown-Monroe, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Johnstown-Monroe couldn't quite finish off Whitehall-Yearling in their previous matchup back in December of 2020 and fell 54-51. Can Johnstown-Monroe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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