The Girard Indians will square off against the McKinley Red Dragons at 7:00  p.m.  on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one:  the two teams posted some lofty  point totals in their previous games.
McKinley will be up against a hot Girard  team: the  squad just extended their winning streak to five. Girard came within four  points of losing the streak, but they secured  a   59-55 W against South Range. The  win was all the more spectacular given the Indians' disadvantage  in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings  (they are ranked 453rd, while the Raiders are ranked 185th).
Meanwhile, McKinley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap  on Friday as they fell  69-64 to South Range.
 Girard will have to contain  True Carey-Hardin as he made an impact in McKinley's last game. He  went 11 for 21  en route to 28  points and seven  rebounds. Thanks to that strong game,  Carey-Hardin now owns an excellent 45.3%  shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was  Izaiah Redd, who  posted ten points and eight  boards.
 McKinley dropped their record down to 7-12 with the  defeat, which was their fifth straight  on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as  they  averaged 51.8 points over those games. As for Girard, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8.
 Girard came up short against McKinley when the teams last played  back in January, falling  46-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of  McKinley's  Avon Fryer, who  went 6 of 11  on his way to 17  points in addition to five  assists and five  rebounds. Now that Girard knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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