The Fort Loramie Redskins will be taking part in a tournament against the Miami Valley Christian Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Loramie will bounce into Sunday's matchup after beating Botkins, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Fort Loramie walked away with a 39-30 victory over Botkins on Friday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Redskins' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 463rd, while the Trojans are ranked 127th).
01/17/25 @ Botkins | 5 |
12/20/24 vs Anna | 4 |
12/07/24 @ Houston | 4 |
01/14/25 @ Minster | 3 |
01/10/25 vs Houston | 3 |
Fort Loramie can attribute much of their success to Dj Barhorst, who posted 17 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Those five boards gave Barhorst a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maxwell Maurer, who had seven points.
Meanwhile, Miami Valley Christian Academy waltzed into their contest on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They breezed by the Stingers to the tune of 70-41. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 23 points or more this season.
Miami Valley Christian Academy's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Fort Loramie, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season.
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