The Zanesville Blue Devils will square off against the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Zanesville will be strutting in after a victory while Mt. Vernon will be coming in after a loss.
Zanesville will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Licking Valley, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Zanesville managed a 53-48 win over Licking Valley on Saturday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Blue Devils' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 429th, while the Panthers are ranked 160th).
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 49-44 to Granville.
Zanesville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Mt. Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
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