Buckeye Trail and Tuscarawas Central Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Buckeye Trail Warriors will challenge the Tuscarawas Central Catholic Saints at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Buckeye Trail has four straight wins, Tuscarawas Central Catholic has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Buckeye Trail didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Conotton Valley, but they still walked away with a 38-32 victory. The 38-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 27-27 at halftime, Tuscarawas Central Catholic was not quite Tuscarawas Valley's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 48-45. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Saints have suffered against the Trojans since January 4, 2019.
Buckeye Trail will need focus on slowing down Ethan Rothrock, one of several Tuscarawas Central Catholic players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards. Rothrock is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce McCollins, who posted 13 points.
Buckeye Trail is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Tuscarawas Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Buckeye Trail beat Tuscarawas Central Catholic 59-46 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buckeye Trail since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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