Granville has won five straight games at home, while Linden-McKinley has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Granville Blue Aces will take on the Linden-McKinley Panthers in a tournament on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Granville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 68-15 victory over Cristo Rey. Given the Blue Aces' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Cougar are ranked 786th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Linden-McKinley strolled past Independence with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 47-32.
Linden-McKinley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.9 points over those games. As for Granville, their win bumped their record up to 21-2.
Everything came up roses for Granville against Linden-McKinley when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 66-25 victory. Does Granville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Linden-McKinley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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