The Marion Local Flyers will face off against the Coldwater Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Last Saturday, Marion Local didn't have too much trouble with Fort Loramie as they won 43-28. Given the Flyers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Redskins are ranked 423rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Coldwater). They took their match on Saturday with ease, bagging an 84-44 win over Upper Scioto Valley. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Coldwater has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Marion Local, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-1.
Marion Local came up short against Coldwater in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 53-40. Can Marion Local avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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