After flying high against Alliance last Wednesday, Minerva came back down to earth. The Minerva Lions received a blow on Saturday as they fell 47-30 to the Northwest Indians. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 456th, while the Indians are ranked 142nd).
Minerva has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Northwest, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-2.
Minerva will head out on the road to square off against Carrollton at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Northwest, they will square off against Tuslaw at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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