The Howland Tigers will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Berkshire Badgers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Howland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against Tallmadge by a score of 45-32.
Howland's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alyssa Massucci, who scored 19 points. Massucci has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jessie DeSalvo, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Berkshire walked away with it. They snuck past the Eagles with a 59-54 win on Saturday. The victory was all the more spectacular given Berkshire's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 444th, while Geneva is ranked 171st).
Howland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Berkshire, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-12.
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