Van Wert and Memorial are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Van Wert Cougars will take on the Memorial Roughriders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Van Wert will be strutting in after a win while Memorial will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Van Wert strolled past Bryan with points to spare, taking the game 53-36. That looming 53-36 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cougars yet this season.
Meanwhile, Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 53-38 fall against Coldwater. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 512th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 175th).
The victory made it two in a row for Van Wert and bumps their season record up to 6-9. As for Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Van Wert suffered a grim 63-37 defeat to Memorial when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Van Wert avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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