The Oak Glen Golden Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Buckeye Local Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Oak Glen had to suffer through a 88-16 loss at the hands of Wheeling Central Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 690th, while the Maroon Knights are ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, Buckeye Local lost 51-29 to Harrison Central on Friday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Buckeye Local's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Oak Glen, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
Oak Glen was able to grind out a solid win over Buckeye Local when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 59-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Glen since the team 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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