Mississinawa Valley is on a five-game streak of home losses, Ansonia a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks will take on the Ansonia Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mississinawa Valley suffered their biggest loss since December 16, 2023 on Tuesday. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 77-57 walloping at the hands of Fairlawn. Mississinawa Valley was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 55-31.
Despite the loss, Mississinawa Valley had strong showings from Cing Scott, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds, and Bryson Gower, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gower has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Wehrkamp, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Ansonia lost to Madison on the road by a decisive 62-46 margin on Saturday.
Mississinawa Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Ansonia, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
Mississinawa Valley suffered a grim 62-40 defeat to Ansonia in their previous matchup on January 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ansonia's Ethan Reichert, who scored 34 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Now that Mississinawa Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
