Rittman is 1-9 against Smithville since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rittman Indians will head out to face off against the Smithville Smithies at 7:00 p.m.
Rittman is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They were beaten by Chippewa 61-30.
Meanwhile, Smithville came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 51-45 win over the Bulldogs. Given the Smithies' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 350th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Smithville pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Rittman, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Rittman ended up a good deal behind Smithville when the teams last played back in January, losing 65-46. Can Rittman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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