The Miami East Vikings will square off against the Northridge Polar Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Tuesday, Miami East was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 44-38 to Versailles. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Tigers are ranked 74th).
Meanwhile, Northridge waltzed into their contest on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 55-47 victory over the Cavaliers.
Miami East's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Northridge, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Miami East couldn't quite finish off Northridge when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 64-61. Can Miami East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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