The Rogers Rams will head out to square off against the Whitmer Panthers at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Rogers will head out to face Whitmer after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. The Rams were beaten by Start 67-33. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 474th, while the Spartans are ranked 155th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Whitmer on Saturday. They walked away with a 60-51 win over Airport.
Rogers better focus on containing Adalyn Johnson and Madison Finch as the pair were huge in Whitmer's win. Johnson went 6-for-9 to rack up 17 points and seven rebounds, while Finch shot 60% from the field en route to 18 points. Finch continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Welch, who posted 13 points.
Whitmer was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They are a perfect 5-0 when they've passed the ball that well.
Whitmer's record is now 7-5. As for Rogers, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 7-6.
Rogers couldn't quite get it done against Whitmer in their previous meeting back in January of 2025 as they fell 45-32. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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