The Beaver Local Beavers will head out to take on the Union Local Jets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Beaver Local will head into Tuesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Hubbard on Tuesday. Beaver Local blew past Hubbard 73-49. The Beavers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Union Local came tearing into Tuesday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Tigers, posting a 78-37 victory. Given the Jets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Tigers are ranked 765th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Beaver Local pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points per game. As for Union Local, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Beaver Local couldn't quite finish off Union Local when the teams last played back in December of 2023 and fell 82-80. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Union Local's Billy Schumacher, who went 9 for 13 on his way to 23 points and six rebounds. Now that Beaver Local 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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