The Paulding Panthers will challenge the Ayersville Pilots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ayersville took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Paulding, who comes in off a win.
Paulding is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 72-64 win over Liberty Center on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Ayersville lost to Wayne Trace on the road by a 62-43 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Pilots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 585th, while the Raiders are ranked 283rd).
Paulding's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Ayersville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Paulding beat Ayersville 44-37 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Does Paulding have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ayersville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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