Boardman hasn't had much luck against Canfield recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Boardman Spartans will square off against the Canfield Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Boardman will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 20-point drubbing they dealt Cardinal Mooney on Saturday. Everything went Boardman's way against Cardinal Mooney as Boardman made off with a 54-34 win. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Cardinals are ranked 502nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Canfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They came out on top against Harding by a score of 46-37 on Saturday.
Canfield's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Boardman, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Boardman came up short against Canfield in their previous matchup on January 4th, falling 38-31. Can Boardman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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