Millersport hasn't had much luck against Grove City Christian recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Millersport Lakers will host the Grove City Christian Eagles at 2:15 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Millersport will head into Saturday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They took a blow against Maysville, falling 67-31. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 670th, while the Panthers are ranked 332nd).
Despite the defeat, Millersport saw an underclassman step up: freshman Lilly Atkinson went 5 for 12 on her way to 14 points. That was a full 45.2% of Millersport's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alayna Wright, who put up four points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Grove City Christian had to suffer through a 52-20 loss at the hands of Wellington School. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Grove City Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Millersport, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Millersport came up short against Grove City Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 55-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grove City Christian's Sarah Karlich, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 16 rebounds. Now that Millersport knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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