The Fort Loramie Redskins will head out to challenge the Russia Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Loramie will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Jackson Center, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Fort Loramie sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 36-33 win over Jackson Center on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Redskins.
Maxwell Maurer was the offensive standout of the game as he posted 13 points. Another player making a difference was Carter Gasson, who earned eight points and five boards.
Fort Loramie was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Russia put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 47-36 victory over Botkins. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Trojans are ranked 164th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Russia pushed their record up to 20-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points over those games. As for Fort Loramie, their record is now 10-11.
Fort Loramie was dealt a bruising 58-26 loss at the hands of Russia when the teams last played back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fort Loramie was down 36-16.
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