Buchtel lost against St. Ignatius back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Buchtel Griffins fell 74-63 to the St. Ignatius Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Griffins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Wildcats are ranked first).
Damon Friery was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 16 en route to 23 points and seven rebounds for St. Ignatius. The contest was Friery's third in a row with at least ten points. Jimmy Thomas was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven boards.
Buchtel's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4. As for St. Ignatius, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Buchtel has already played their next match, a 73-46 win against Firestone on the 14th. As for St. Ignatius, they will be playing at home against Centerville at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Ignatius is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72.5 points per game this season.
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