The Groveport-Madison Cruisers will venture away from home to challenge the Grove City Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Groveport-Madison has five straight wins, Grove City has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Groveport-Madison earned a 51-43 victory over Lancaster. Given the Cruisers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Golden Gales are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Grove City came up short against Upper Arlington on Saturday and fell 48-41.
Groveport-Madison will have to keep a close watch on Jacob Saxton and Demitri Adado, a pair of players who had a big impact on Grove City's prior game. Saxton posted 16 points, while Adado scored 16 points.
Groveport-Madison's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Grove City, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Groveport-Madison suffered a grim 65-44 defeat to Grove City when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Groveport-Madison, Kraig Gilbert (who had 24 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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