Columbus Academy has won three straight games at home, while Buckeye Valley has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Columbus Academy Vikings will host the Buckeye Valley Barons at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Columbus Academy will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Worthington Christian, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Columbus Academy enjoyed a cozy 42-26 victory over Worthington Christian on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Buckeye Valley strolled past Fairbanks with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 55-37. Given the Barons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Panthers are ranked 392nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Buckeye Valley is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points per game. As for Columbus Academy, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Columbus Academy was taken down by Buckeye Valley 56-21 in their previous meeting on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Buckeye Valley's Ella Hazelrigg, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards. Now that Columbus Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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