Botkins has won eight straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Minster has won eight straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Botkins Trojans will welcome the Minster Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Botkins was able to grind out a solid win over Parkway, taking the game 38-25. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Panthers are ranked 556th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, the stars were shining brightly for Minster in a 59-42 victory over Houston on Saturday. Minster pushed the score to 49-27 by the end of the third, a deficit Houston cut but never quite recovered from.
Botkins' win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Minster, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Botkins lost to Minster at home by a decisive 70-56 margin in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Minster's Brogan Stephey, who posted 21 points and seven assists. Now that Botkins 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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