The Brunswick Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Medina Battling Bees at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Brunswick is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They ended the year with a bang, routing Nordonia 59-38 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Blue Devils have posted since December 27, 2023.
Meanwhile, Medina waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They enjoyed a cozy 49-34 win over the Bears. Given the Battling Bees' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Bears are ranked 108th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Medina's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Brunswick, they moved to 4-7 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Things could have been worse for Brunswick, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-42 loss to Medina when the teams last played back in January. Can Brunswick avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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