The Oak Harbor Rockets will head out to square off against the Genoa Area Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Genoa Area will be up against a hot Oak Harbor team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went Oak Harbor's way against Fostoria on Tuesday as Oak Harbor made off with a 60-35 win. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Redmen are ranked 494th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Genoa Area). They blew past Eastwood, posting a 70-43 victory. The Comets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Genoa Area pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Oak Harbor, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Oak Harbor came up short against Genoa Area in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 56-51. Can Oak Harbor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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