Danbury and New Riegel are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Danbury Lakers will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Riegel Blue Jackets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Danbury has three straight victories, New Riegel has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Danbury earned a 40-32 win over Lakota. Given the Lakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Raiders are ranked 515th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, New Riegel played a tough match on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 58-24 defeat at the hands of Woodmore. The Blue Jackets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-12.
Danbury's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for New Riegel, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Everything came up roses for Danbury against New Riegel when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 62-14 win. In that game, Danbury amassed a halftime lead of 41-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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