The Fredericktown Freddies will take on the Loudonville Redbirds in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fredericktown has four straight wins, Loudonville has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Fredericktown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging a 91-62 victory over East Knox. Given the Freddies' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Loudonville took a blow against Hillsdale on Tuesday, falling 94-39.
Fredericktown's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.7 points per game. As for Loudonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Fredericktown didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Loudonville in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, but they still walked away with a 63-57 victory. Does Fredericktown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Loudonville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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