The Miami Trace Panthers will challenge the Waverly Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Miami Trace is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
On Saturday, Miami Trace didn't have too much trouble with New Albany as they won 52-33. Those 52 points were actually the fewest the Panthers have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Meanwhile, Waverly earned a 50-42 win over North Adams on Saturday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Green Devils are ranked 431st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Waverly's win came from a few key players that Miami Trace will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kage Alexander, who shot 82% from the field en route to 19 points. The matchup was his 12th in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Myers, who posted nine points and five boards.
Miami Trace's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Waverly, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
Miami Trace came out on top in a nail-biter against Waverly when the teams last played back in January of 2025, sneaking past 44-42. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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