The Columbian Tornadoes will face off against the Ashland Arrows at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Columbian strolled past Lexington with points to spare, taking the game 64-46. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Minutemen are ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ashland hadn't done well against Mansfield Senior recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, Ashland made off with a 1-0 victory over Mansfield Senior. The one-point effort marked the Arrows' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Ashland is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.1 points over those games. As for Columbian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-9.
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