The Evergreen Vikings will head out to challenge the Archbold Blue Streaks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, everything came up roses for Evergreen against Northwood as the team secured a 61-32 win. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Rangers are ranked 788th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Archbold's way against Holgate on Saturday as Archbold made off with a 47-23 victory. The Blue Streaks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Archbold has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points per game. As for Evergreen, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Evergreen came up short against Archbold in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 51-45. Can Evergreen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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