Margaretta is on a 19-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Old Fort is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Margaretta Polar Bears will host the Old Fort Stockaders at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Margaretta is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 91-40 win over Port Clinton. Given the Polar Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Redskins are ranked 571st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Old Fort's strategy against St. Joseph Central Catholic on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Old Fort blew St. Joseph Central Catholic out of the water with a 90-16 final score. With the Stockaders ahead 50-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Margaretta's victory bumped their record up to 16-0. As for Old Fort, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
Margaretta skirted past Old Fort 62-59 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will Margaretta repeat their success, or does Old Fort have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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