Miami East is 2-8 against Versailles since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Miami East Vikings will be home for the holidays to greet the Versailles Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Miami East will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
Miami East has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 27 points or more this season. They took their game on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging a 53-21 victory over Riverside. Given Miami East's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Riverside is ranked 656th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Miami East to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mckayah Musselman, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. Musselman set a new season high mark in steals with five. The team also got some help courtesy of Maryn Gross, who scored 18 points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, Versailles beat New Bremen 46-35 on Thursday. That looming 46-35 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Versailles yet this season.
Miami East's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Versailles, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Miami East ended up a good deal behind Versailles when the teams last played back in February, losing 47-30. Will Miami East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
