The Buckeye Valley Barons will head out to take on the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Buckeye Valley saw some tournament action on Saturday. They managed a 57-53 victory over East. Given the Barons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Tigers are ranked 517th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Johnstown-Monroe entered their tilt with Horizon Science Academy on Saturday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They claimed a resounding 66-37 win over the Hawks. That looming 66-37 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Johnnies yet this season.
Johnstown-Monroe's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points over those games. As for Buckeye Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Buckeye Valley might still be hurting after the 64-42 loss they got from Johnstown-Monroe in their previous meeting back in March of 2015. Can Buckeye Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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